»In this gripping crime saga set in modern china, Zhao Tao stars as a resolute woman devoted to her mobster lover Bin and loyal to the Jianhu underworld. But after she is arrested and sentenced to five years in prison, she returns to society only to find that Bin has moved on, leaving her to fight for her place in a world she no longer recognises.«
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All We Imagine as Light All We Imagine as Light
Payal Kapadia
Wednesday, 05. 02. 2025 / 13:00 / Main Hall
In the bustling chaos of Mumbai, the lives of three women from different generations intertwine. The debut feature by Payal Kapadia, winner of the Jury Grand Prize at Cannes, is the first Indian film in thirty years to compete in the festival’s main competition.
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The Apprentice The Apprentice
Ali Abbasi
Wednesday, 05. 02. 2025 / 15:30 / Main Hall
The Iranian-Danish director Ali Abbasi dramatises Trump’s rise to power through a Faustian pact with influential right-wing lawyer Roy Cohn. As the director puts it: “A success story that could only happen in America.”