En Fanfare
French feel-good film by Emmanuel Courcol (Un Triomphe) about two musically talented brothers who don’t know of each other’s existence. That changes when one of them seeks a bone marrow donor. Was a huge hit in French cinemas.
The Salt Path
A film adaptation of Raynor Winn’s novel The Salt Path, about an elderly couple who unexpectedly lose their home and then embark on a challenging trek along the British coast. Starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs.
Riefenstahl
For this definitive documentary on Leni Riefenstahl (1902-2003), Andres Veiel was given access to her private archive. Veiel shows that Riefenstahl’s ties to Hitler and Goebbels were much closer than she was later willing to admit.
Hiroshima Mon Amour + Introduction
Classic by Alain Resnais about a French actress who gets into a brief relationship with a Japanese architect in Hiroshima, based on a screenplay by Marguerite Duras.
Gondola
Silent film by Veit Helmer (Tuvalu) about two female cable car attendants in a Georgian mountain village who fall in love while going up and down opposite each other. They meet every half-hour as their cabins cross.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
French costume drama based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas about a man who, after having been wrongfully imprisoned for fourteen years, takes revenge. The film attracted more than nine million moviegoers in France.
Quisling – The Final Days
Period drama about the last months in the life of Vidkun Quisling, prime minister of Norway during World War II and open admirer of Hitler.
Kyuka Before Summer's End
Sun-drenched, bittersweet and funny coming-of-age story about a summer in the lives of adolescent twins and their single father.
Black Dog
Multi-award-winning Chinese drama about an ex-prisoner who has to catch stray dogs in a town on the edge of the Gobi desert, but develops a special bond with one of the dogs.
Architecton
Visually overwhelming documentary by Victor Kossakovsky (Gunda) about the relationship between architecture, nature and civilisation, focusing on concrete as a symbol of both construction and destruction.
Fabula
A crime comedy, with a touch of fantasy, folklore and magical realism, about the hapless Jos, born into a family haunted by disaster and determined to find out what caused it. Opening film IFFR 2025.