Conclave
Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci shine in Edward Berger's film adaptation of Robert Harris' thriller in which cardinals gather at the Vatican for the most secretive election in the world: that of a new pope. Nominated for eight Oscars. Winne...
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.
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.
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.
The Bibi Files
Using leaked police videos, this much-discussed documentary offers a behind-the-scenes look at the criminal investigation into Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, who is suspected of corruption, fraud and bribery.
Koolhovens Keuze: Stalag 17 — 80 Jaar Bevrijding
Darkly comic war film by Billy Wilder (Some Like It Hot) about the search for a traitor amid a group of six hundred American pilots in a German prisoner-of-war (POW) camp.
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.
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.