Stella is in love with, of all people, someone almost four times her age and has no idea how to tell him. But her older sister Katja’s problem weighs far heavier on her mind. Katja is a talented figure skater and is always busy with school or training. At home she receives almost all of her parents’ attention. Stella barely gets a look in. Stella admires her sister and tries hard to emulate her. The two girls get on well as a rule, but Katja hardly has any time and can sometimes be unexpectedly distant and mean. Stella is the first to realise that something is wrong with her sister and discovers that she is suffering from a severe eating disorder that could kill her. Stella wants to tell their parents but Katja forces her to swear not to. That is far too big a burden of responsibility for a girl of her age. This powerful film describes how Katja’s illness slowly drives the family to the brink of despair.
What's On
Piro Piro Piro Piro
Baek Mi-young, Min Sung-ah
Saturday, 29. 03. 2025 / 10:00 / Main Hall
A programme of short animated films from South Korea with no dialogues, invite young viewers into a pastel-coloured, poetic and tender world dominated entirely by birds, butterflies, rabbits and flowers.
Into the Wonderwoods Angelo dans la forêt mystérieuse
Vincent Paronnaud, Alexis Ducord
Saturday, 29. 03. 2025 / 11:30 / Main Hall
10-year-old Angelo dreams of being an adventurer and explorer.
Maria Maria
Pablo Larraín
Saturday, 29. 03. 2025 / 13:20 / Main Hall
Chilean director Pablo Larraín, known for Jackie and Spencer, returns with the third instalment of his unofficial trilogy about iconic, tragic women of the 20th century. The film imagines the last week in the life of the legendary opera diva Maria Callas as she struggles with the increasingly blurred lines between the celebrated ‘La Callas’ and the vulnerable, fragile Maria.