Burning Sands

Tuesday, 19. 11. 2024 / 19:00 / Main Hall

This film adaptation of the eponymous novel by Damir Karakaš features wonderful photography of rural landscape, but also a testimony about commonplace brutality, exploring the reasons why innocent people become easy pray for ideological crusaders.

Tuesday, 19. 11. 2024 / 21:30 / Main Hall

Shot in his signature offbeat style, Bruno Dumont presents a grotesque, bizarre parody of Hollywood’s sci-fi genre, choosing a seemingly idyllic French village as the setting for the eternal struggle between the forces of Good and Evil.

Wednesday, 20. 11. 2024 / 11:00 / Main Hall

Set in Southeast Asia, and following the trajectories of a British civil servant and his fiancée as they trace similar paths across the continent, Portuguese director Miguel Gomes’s film hops between present-day documentary footage and historical recreations. Best Director Award at Cannes 2024.