What's On
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Maryam Moghadam, Behtash Sanaeeha
Wednesday, 06. 11. 2024 / 18:00 / Main Hall
Seventy-year-old Mahin lives alone in Tehran after her husband’s death and her daughter’s departure for Europe, until an afternoon tea with friends leads her to break her solitary routine and revitalise her love life. However, as Mahin opens herself up to a new romance, what begins as an unexpected encounter quickly evolves into an unpredictable, unforgettable evening.
Four Daugthers Les filles d’Olfa
Kaouther Ben Hania
Wednesday, 06. 11. 2024 / 19:00 / Small Hall
Olfa is the mother of four daughters. One day, her two older daughters disappeared to join Islamic extremists. The director replaces them with actors. As the real women confront their traumatic past, the actors face ethical questions about its portrayal. This richly awarded documentary is a slow-burning study of family trauma and an intimate journey full of hope, rebellion, sisterly love and intergenerational transmission of suffering and violence.
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood Savvusanna sõsarad
Anna Hints
Thursday, 07. 11. 2024 / 13:00 / Main Hall
In the Estonian countryside, a group of women meet in a smoke sauna by a lake in the woods. In this intimate, deeply empathetic debut documentary by Anna Hints, in the safe darkness of the traditional smoke sauna, they share their deepest secrets and most personal experiences. Winner of the European Film Award for Best Documentary.
9th Kinotrip Festival
Kinodvor’s award-winning educational program for children and young people. It seeks to introduce the next generation of cinephiles to the magic of cinema. Kinobalon offers a variety of films tailored to suit children of all ages.
Anniversary Programmes
Kinodvor’s programme for schools is part of Kinodvor’s award-winning educational programme for young audiences. Every school year, it provides a variety of films, talks and workshops for around 20,000 children and young people at all levels of their educational path. Also available for foreign language programmes and classes.
Rain-check Screenings
The Second Act Le deuxième acte
Quentin Dupieux
Sunday, 01. 12. 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.
The Holdovers The Holdovers
Alexander Payne
Sunday, 15. 12. 2024 / 19:00 / Main Hall
The Holdovers reunites Sideways’ Alexander Payne and Paul Giamatti in a holiday story of three lonely, shipwrecked people at a New England boarding school during the winter break in 1970. Golden Globe for Giamatti and an Oscar for Joy Randolph.