“Rike is forty, she is a successful doctor whose job demands everything from her. She intends to use her much-needed annual holiday to fulfil her long-cherished dream of sailing single-handedly from Gibraltar to Ascension, a small tropical island in the middle of the Atlantic. Her desire for a carefree holiday seems to be coming to pass but then, after a storm, her beautiful adventure suddenly turns into an unprecedented challenge when she spots a badly damaged, hopelessly overloaded refugee boat nearby.”
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The Beloved El ser querido
Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Sunday, 11. 10. 2026 / 21:15 / Main Hall
The acclaimed director Esteban Martínez is a legend both for his films and for his past marked by violence and excess. For his new project, he offers his daughter Emilia a role under the pretext of helping her with her stalled acting career. Living together on set will foster a closeness they haven’t shared for years, but it will also reopen old wounds that never healed.
Fjord Fjord
Cristian Mungiu
Monday, 12. 10. 2026 / 17:00 / Main Hall
Described by Romanian director Cristian Mungiu (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) as ‘a plea against fundamentalism of all kinds,’ the film divided critics and audiences at the Cannes Film Festival and earned the director his second Palme d’Or. Starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve.”
Celtic Utopia Útóipe Cheilteach
Dennis Harvey, Lars Lovén
Monday, 12. 10. 2026 / 19:00 / Small Hall
One hundred years after the declaration of partial independence, a bold new wave of Irish musicians is redefining an ancient tradition and reflecting on their colonial past.