Film archive
The President's Cake Mamlaket al-qasab
Hasan Hadi / Iraq, USA, Qatar / 2025 / 102 min / Arabic
A humorous and touching debut about a young girl’s daring quest to bake a cake in the time of Saddam Hussein when Iraq is suffering under strict sanctions. Winner of Cannes 2025 Audience Award and Directors’ Fortnight Best First Feature Award.
Predstavnik oblasti Člen pravitel'stva
Aleksandr Grigorjevič Zarhi, Josif Jefimovič Hejfic, SU 1939 / 1939
The Crossing La Traversée
Florence Miailhe / France, Germany, Czech Republic / 2021 / 80 min / French
A plundered village, a fleeing family, and two stray children on the road of exile: Kyona and Adriel are trying to escape from their pursuers and reach some more welcoming country. During their initiatory trip from childhood to adolescence, they will have to cross an entire continent obsessed with hunting down migrants, and to go through many trials, both real and surreal, in order to discover a New World, free at last!
Passages Passages
Ira Sachs / France / 2023 / 91 min / English, French
Independent American director Ira Sachs (Love is Strange) has depicted a brutally honest portrait of contemporary love–a story of intimacy, vulnerability, and lust, starring three stars of European arthouse film.
Beanpole Dilda
Kantemir Balagov / Russia / 2019 / 137 min / Russian
A story about Ija and Maša, two young women seeking sense and hope in the ruins of post-war Leningrad.
The Curse of Valburga The Curse of Valburga
Tomaž Gorkič / Slovenia / 2019 / 82 min / English, Slovene
The Crossing Flukten over grensen
Johanne Helgeland / Norway / 2020 / 96 min / Slovene subtitles, Norwegian / 10+
A spellbinding, suspense-ridden adventure. A group of children on a dangerous journey past Nazi checkpoints, traversing great distances in the dead of winter, realize they can flee across the border only if they trust and help each other unquestioningly.