The Descendants is set in Hawaii and follows the unpredictable journey of an American family at a crossroads. Matt King, a husband and the “backup father” of two girls, must re-examine his past and navigate his future when his wife is in a boating accident off Waikiki. He awkwardly attempts to repair his relationship with his daughters, while wrestling with a decision to sell his ancestors’ land. Oscar for best adapted screenplay and two Golden Globes (Best Motion Picture & Best Actor). English spoken.
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Maria Maria
Pablo Larraín
Wednesday, 12. 03. 2025 / 19:45 / 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.
Dahomey Dahomey
Mati Diop
Wednesday, 12. 03. 2025 / 20:15 / Small Hall
In her beguiling work of speculative documentary the young French-Senegalese filmmaker charts the repatriation of stolen artefacts to Benin, interrogating colonial legacies, ancestry and the weight of history.
The Seed of the Sacred Fig Daneh Anjeer Moghadas
Mohammad Rasoulof
Thursday, 13. 03. 2025 / 16:00 / Main Hall