A woman lives alone at the edge of a village in Russia. One day, she receives the parcel she sent a while ago to her incarcerated husband. Confused, she sets out for the remote area of the country where the prison is located, in search of answers. Inspired by Dostoyevsky’s short story of the same name, the film takes us to a land of crime without punishment, on a journey into the heart of darkness.
A Gentle Creature Krotkaja
Inspired by Dostoyevsky’s short story of the same name, the film takes us to a land of crime without punishment, on a journey into the heart of darkness.
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The Voice of Hind Rajab Sawt Hind Rajab
Kaouther Ben Hania
Friday, 16. 01. 2026 / 16:20 / Main Hall
A harrowing reconstruction of the attempted rescue of a Palestinian girl, intertwining real emergency call recordings with dramatised scenes in a call centre. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize in Venice and nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Non-English Language Film.
Additional Screening
Wisdom of Happiness Wisdom of Happiness
Barbara Miller, Philip Delaquis
Friday, 16. 01. 2026 / 17:30 / Small Hall
With disarming wit, the Dalai Lama reflects on balancing millennia-old Tibetan Buddhist traditions with the contemporary values of our globalised society that now struggles to overcome violence and war while standing on the brink of environmental collapse.