"The film moves effortlessly between historical tableau, musical comedy, queer romance and post-colonial provocation."
- TIFF.
Premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section at Cannes.
Will-o’-the-Wisp Fogo-fátuo
The year is 2069. On his deathbed, His Royal Highness Alfredo, the King without a crown, recalls his youth and the days when he dreamt of a career as a fireman. A meeting with the fireman Afonso opens up a new chapter in the lives of the two young men, a chapter full of love, desire and the will to change.
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Cent’anni Cent’anni
Maja Doroteja Prelog
Sunday, 22. 12. 2024 / 18:00 / Small Hall
An emotional rollercoaster with heart-wrenching confessions and poetic visuals in the midst of beautiful natural sceneries, an unfiltered testament to love and change.
The Promised Land Bastarden
Nikolaj Arcel
Sunday, 22. 12. 2024 / 19:00 / Main Hall
In 1755, the impoverished outcast Captain Kahlen sets out to conquer the harsh, uninhabitable plains of Jutland with a seemingly impossible goal: to build a colony in the name of the King. If he succeeds, he will receive a desperately desired Royal title. However, the sole ruler of the area, the ruthless and cruel Frederik de Schinkel, arrogantly believes that this land belongs to him …
Megalopolis Megalopolis
Francis Ford Coppola
Monday, 23. 12. 2024 / 17:10 / Main Hall
The highly anticipated new film by one of the greatest directors of all time is also one of Francis Ford Coppola’s most adventurous and ambitious works to date.