»There are so many people in the world who never get a chance. This is a story about what happens when they do.«
– Christopher Zalla
»A resolute crowdpleaser. Watch it without tissues at your own risk.«
– Variety
Radical Radical
Screenings
Sunday, 01. 09. 2024 / 19:00 / Main Hall
In a Mexican border town plagued by neglect, corruption and violence, a teacher tries a radical new method to unleash the curiosity and potential of his students … and maybe even their genius. Based on a true story!
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What's On
Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo Dounia et la princesse d'Alep
Marya Zarif, André Kadi
Saturday, 27. 07. 2024 / 17:15 / Main Hall
Dounia is 6 years old. She lives in Aleppo, a thousand-year-old legendary city in the heart of the world. But one day, war breaks out… So she leaves Aleppo with a few nigella seeds in her hand. With the help of the princess of Aleppo, Dounia makes the journey to a new world.
The Second Act Le deuxième acte
Quentin Dupieux
Saturday, 27. 07. 2024 / 19:00 / Main Hall
Quentin Dupieux (Daaaaaalí!) returns behind the camera with a provocative, absurdist yet hilarious love letter to terrible films and bad actors facing their characters and their lines. This is farcical, surrealistic cinema that only he is capable of – with a message, if not many – and starring his most A-list cast yet. Opening film of this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Joan Baez: I Am a Noise Joan Baez: I Am a Noise
Miri Navasky, Maeve O’Boyle, Karen O’Connor
Saturday, 27. 07. 2024 / 21:00 / Main Hall
An intimate documentary portrait in which the legendary singer and activist is unusually candid about her life on and off the stage.