Anora | Oscar Winner
Screwball comedy by Sean Baker (The Florida Project) about an erotic dancer hired by a Russian billionaire’s son to play his girlfriend; the start of a hilarious adventure. Winner of the Palme d'Or and no less than five Oscars, including Be...
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.
Baby
Tender yet raw Brazilian drama about a young homosexual from São Paulo who seeks refuge in sex work after serving a prison sentence. During an exciting night, he meets Ronaldo, who is in his forties.
Baby - English subtitled
Tender yet raw Brazilian drama about a young homosexual from São Paulo who seeks refuge in sex work after serving a prison sentence. During an exciting night, he meets Ronaldo, who is in his forties.
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.
CinemAsia On Tour 2025
CinemAsia On Tour is coming to Lumière! From 22 to 24 May, experience bold, moving and thought-provoking stories from Asia, with films like Yen And Ai-Lee, The Paradise Of Thorns and Djakarta 1946.
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...
De IJsbeerprins
A hand-drawn Norwegian animated film in the tradition of Disney classics. Farm girl Liv embarks on a journey with an enchanted white bear to break a curse.
Djakarta 1946 - English subtitled
Romance and suspense are combined in this Indonesian historical thriller about a teacher who is working for the resistance and is ordered to kill a Dutch official.
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.
Exploring Cinema — A World Tour
The Exploring Cinema series, a collaboration between Lumière and United World College Maastricht, celebrates film as a border-crossing medium with groundbreaking works that have shaped world cinema over the past century.
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.
Fien & Teun gaan op schattenjacht
Fien, Teun, Sem and their animal friends find an old boat with a chest full of pirate clothes and ... a treasure map. That can only mean one thing: It’s time for a treasure hunt!
Flow
Enchantingly beautiful animation film about a stubborn black cat that has to share a small boat with a group of other animals after a terrible flood. This turns out to be an even bigger challenge than surviving the flood itself. Winner of t...
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.
Good One
Emotionally layered and subtle debut film about seventeen-year-old Sam who goes on a multi-day trek with her father and his oldest friend. It turns out differently than planned.
Hiroshima Mon Amour
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.
Kyuka Before Summer’s End - English subtitled
Sun-drenched, bittersweet and funny coming-of-age story about a summer in the lives of adolescent twins and their single father.
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.
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.
Leaving Las Vegas
Modern classic starring Oscar winner Nicolas Cage as a desperate alcoholic who leaves for Las Vegas to drink himself to death. Then he meets prostitute Sera (Elisabeth Shue).
Lola Rennt (Run Lola Run) - English subtitled | With introduction
Hyper-energetic, heart-pounding thriller about a red-haired young woman who runs through the streets of Berlin in a race against time to save her boyfriend’s life.
Mary And Max
Claymation film by Adam Elliott (Memoir Of A Snail) about the special pen friendship between a timid forty-something man from New York (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and eight-year-old Mary (Toni Colette) from Australia.
Niki De Saint Phalle
Biopic about Niki de Saint Phalle, with Charlotte Le Bon in the role of the renowned artist.
Ocean With David Attenborough
Nature documentary in which David Attenborough takes us on a breathtaking underwater journey and shows why a healthy ocean is so important for our planet.
Paprika - English subtitled
Visually stunning Japanese animation film about the theft of an experimental device that allows a psychiatrist to illegally infiltrate the minds of her patients.
Passie preview: Niki De Saint Phalle
On the afternoon of Friday 30 May, members with a Lumière Passie get the exclusive chance to be the very first to watch the biopic Niki De Saint Phalle, with Charlotte Le Bon in the role of the renowned artist.
Persepolis - English subtitled
Film adaptation of Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel about the growing pains of an Iranian adolescent in a loving and cosmopolitan family in Tehran.
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.
Raising Arizona
Absurdist comedy from the Coen brothers (Fargo, The Big Lebowski, No Country For Old Men) starring Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter as an unwanted childless couple who kidnap a baby.
Retro Reels: The '90s
A film series in which iconic films from the nineties are placed in context: how did films respond to the prevailing existential angst at the time and what can we learn from it? With an introduction or post-discussion each time.
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.
Sarah Bernhardt, La Divine
Unconventional biopic about legendary French theatre actress Sarah Bernhardt, played by Sandrine Kiberlain. Free, modern and visionary, she defied the conventions of her time.
Soft Leaves
Intimate coming-of-age film about family ties and cultural differences. After her father has an accident, a Japanese-Belgian girl is unexpectedly reunited with her Japanese mother.
Son Hasat
Breathtakingly beautiful Turkish drama about a poor cane harvester on the rugged Anatolian plateau who resists exploitation by landlords and local gangs.
Tardes de Soledad
Albert Serra (Pacifiction) offers us a hypnotic and intimate look into the cruel world of bullfighting. Winner of the Golden Shell at the San Sebastian Film Festival.
The Garden Of Earthly Delights - English subtitled
Feature film by Morgan Knibbe (Those Who Feel The Fire Burning) about an 11-year-old boy who has to survive in the slums of Manila. His path crosses with that of Dutch tourist Michael.
The Garden of Earthly Delights
Feature film by Morgan Knibbe (Those Who Feel The Fire Burning) about an 11-year-old boy who has to survive in the slums of Manila. His path crosses with that of Dutch tourist Michael.
The Paradise Of Thorns - English subtitled
Thai melodrama about a gay couple who have built an idyllic life in rural Thailand. When one of them dies, his relatives try to lay claim to his house and durian orchard.
The Phoenician Scheme
Absurdist black comedy by Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel, Moonrise Kingdom) about a strained father-daughter relationship within a family business.
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 Session Man
Documentary about Nicky Hopkins, widely regarded as the best session pianist in the history of rock music. He worked with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks and The Who, among others.
The Surfer
A pleasantly deranged pulp movie in which Nicolas Cage has a go at a violent Australian gang of surfers. A cult classic in the making.
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?
Vlam
Debut film by Daphne Lucker about a complex and destructive mother-daughter relationship.
Warfare
Chilling war thriller from Alex Garland (Civil War, Ex Machina) about a group of US soldiers who get into a fierce firefight during a mission in Iraq.