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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Three Kilometres To The End Of The World
Poignant drama about a boy in rural Romania who has hidden his homosexuality from his parents and returns home one day severely battered. What happened?
L'Amour Ouf
Director Gilles Lellouche (Le Grand Bain) brought together a star-studded French cast for a raw and romantic crime fairy tale inspired by Tarantino, Scorsese and West Side Story.
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.
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.
Son Hasat
Breathtakingly beautiful Turkish drama about a poor cane harvester on the rugged Anatolian plateau who resists exploitation by landlords and local gangs.
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.
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.