A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria, as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, while cataclysmic conflict rises around her.
For Sama For Sama
For Sama is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.
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LIFFe
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Adriatic Festival Network
Perla Perla
Alexandra Makarová
Sunday, 16. 11. 2025 / 14:40 / Main Hall
A harrowing portrait of a Slovakian émigré in Vienna, an artist and a mother unable to free herself of the demons haunting her tormented soul. Makarova’s psychologically complex drama reveals the lingering violence of totalitarian rule.
LIFFe
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Kinobalon at LIFFe
Lampie Lampje – de film
Margien Rogaar
Sunday, 16. 11. 2025 / 17:00 / Main Hall
Eleven-year-old Lampie lives by the lighthouse with her father. One day, she is sent to work in the Black House as a punishment, where she meets Edward, a boy with a fish tail. Lampie must decide whether to save her new friend or return to her father.
LIFFe
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Avantpremieres
Late Shift Heldin
Petra Volpe
Sunday, 16. 11. 2025 / 19:10 / Main Hall
Relating to the experience of an overworked nurse, Petra Volpe’s drama raises questions about human fallibility and empathy towards healthcare workers pushed to their limits.