Film archive
Best of the World IV (2024) Svetovni jagodni izbor IV (2024)
različni avtorji / various / 75 min
A programme of the best animated shorts from around the world, programmed to give you a thorough insight into the latest developments and trends in auteur animation, including many award-winners from some of the leading international festivals.
Putin's Witnesses Svideteli Putina
Vitalij Manskij / Latvia, Switzerland, Czech Republic / 2018 / 105 min
It’s New Year’s Eve 1999, and Russia is about to undergo a historic transformation. President Boris Yeltsin, aging and weak, steps down and appoints a little-known figure, Vladimir Putin, to replace him. Celebrated filmmaker Vitaly Mansky was there to capture the transition. Now, for the first time ever, he dips into his archives for a rare glimpse at the young Putin and the vast political machine that brought him to power.
Pastirica in pastir Svinarka i pastuh (Svinarka i pastuch)
Ivan Aleksandrovič Pirjev (Pyr’ev) / 1941
Swan Song Swan Song
Todd Stephens / USA / 2021 / 105 min / English
Starring the brilliant Udo Kier, Swan Song is a comical and bittersweet journey about rediscovering oneself and looking gorgeous while doing so.
Sweat Sweat
Magnus Von Horn / Poland, Sweden / 2020 / 106 min / Polish
Sweat recounts three days in the life of fitness influencer Sylwia Zając, whose presence on social media has made her a celebrity. Although she has hundreds of thousands of followers, is surrounded by loyal employees and admired by acquaintances, she is looking for true intimacy.
Sweet Country Sweet Country
Warwick Thornton / Australia / 2017 / 113 min / English
1929 in the Australian outback. In an act of self-defence, Sam, a middle-aged Aboriginal man, kills a cruel and racist war veteran. Now, pursued as the murderer of a white man, he is left with no choice but to escape into the wild with his pregnant wife. This nuanced and exquisitely made film based on true events won the Venice Film Festival award for Best Direction.
Sweet Dreams Sweet Dreams
Ena Sendijarević / Netherlands, Indonesia, Reunion, Sweden / 2023 / 102 min / Indonesian, Dutch
A visually stunning period drama and a biting satire set on a sugar plantation in the final years of the Dutch colonial era.
Sweet Thing Sweet Thing
Alexandre Rockwell / USA / 2020 / 91 min / English
A tragicomic story about the challenges of growing up in difficult circumstances, Sweet Thing celebrates the redemptive power of adventurous spirit and children’s imagination. The main characters are played by the director’s real-life children and wife.
Synonyms Synonymes
Nadav Lapid / France, Germany, Israel / 2019 / 123 min / French, English, Hebrew
A young Israeli man, Yoav, comes to Paris hoping that France and the French people will save him from the madness of his home country. The film, awarded the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, was also screened at the last Liffe festival.
System Crasher Systemsprenger
Nora Fingscheidt / Germany / 2019 / 118 min / German
Nine-year-old Benni is loud, wild, and unpredictable. Her unbridled energy is frustrating for everybody around her. But Benni only wishes for one thing: to return to her mother.
Tender Son: The Frankenstein Project Szelíd teremtés - A Frankenstein-terv
Kornél Mundruczó / Hungary, Germany, Austria / 2010 / 105 min / Hungarian