»Years ago, I compared Del Toro to Orson Welles, a filmmaker who instinctively understood the hypnotic power of cinema to dazzle, delight and deceive. On the basis of Nightmare Alley, which is blessed with more than a touch of evil, that’s a comparison by which I still stand.«
- The Guardian
Nightmare Alley Nightmare Alley
When charismatic but down-on-his-luck Stanton Carlisle endears himself to the clairvoyant Zeena and her has-been mentalist husband Pete at a travelling circus, he crafts a golden ticket to success, using this newly acquired knowledge to grift the wealthy elite of 1940s New York Society…
cast Bradley Cooper, Rooney Mara, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, David Strathairn, Richard Jenkins
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The Botanist Zhi wu xue jia
Jing Yi
Thursday, 20. 11. 2025 / 14:50 / Main Hall
The delicate friendship between a boy and a girl in a remote Chinese valley deepens into a dreamlike allegory that blurs the lines between reality and the enchanting world of botany.
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Stealing Land Zemljo krast
Žiga Virc
Thursday, 20. 11. 2025 / 17:00 / Main Hall
Filmed over a period of two days, this biting social satire focuses on the volatility of tolerance and how ordinary conversation can quickly turn into an ideological clash of opinions.
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Wind, Talk to Me Vetre, pričaj sa mnom
Stefan Đorđević
Thursday, 20. 11. 2025 / 19:00 / Main Hall
On a mission to complete a cinematic tribute to his deceased mother, Serbian director Stefan Đorđević looks into loss and the grieving process in a struggle to come to terms with his own bereavement.