Schedule

Saturday 21.06

    10:00
    Pornit

    Traffic

    Natalia and Ginel leave their small Romanian Danube village to work abroad in a big Flemish city. When she is assaulted, Natalia asks Iţă, a friend from home turned into a crook, to help her. Iţă uses the opportunity to make an unexpected proposition...

    România, Belgium, Netherlands - 2024
    126 minute
    Romanian Days
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    12:45
    Pornit

    Bright Future

    In the summer of 1989, thousands of people from various nations and beliefs gathered in North Korea for a grand student festival that championed peace, friendship, and anti-imperialism. Here is a documentary about the festival that took place at a pivotal moment in history.

    România, Korea, Republic of - 2024
    89 minute
    Romanian Days
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    17:30
    Q&A with director Adilkhan Yerzhanov
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    Cadet

    Q&A with director Adilkhan Yerzhanov

    Single mother Alina tries to enroll her son, Serik, in an elite military academy, but he is bullied by his classmates because of his girlish appearance, and the principal deems him unfit for the school. Alina succeeds in getting Serik reinstated, but the consequences will be terrible…

    Kazakhstan - 2024
    123 minute
    3 x 3
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    20:15
    Q&A with director Jack King, producerl Hollie Bryan and actor Tudor Cucu Dumitrescu
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    The Ceremony

    Q&A with director Jack King, producerl Hollie Bryan and actor Tudor Cucu Dumitrescu

    A fight over stolen property and a tragic death brings together two very different men for a hypnotic and moving odyssey across the Yorkshire landscape in search of a suitable burial place.

    United Kingdom - 2024
    92 minute
    Give Me 5: UK Debuts
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    22:30
    Q&A with actress Lyndsey Marshal
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    Restless

    Q&A with actress Lyndsey Marshal

    A mild-mannered care worker’s peaceful existence is disturbed when an intimidating party animal moves into the house next door. Subjected to endless sleepless nights, she is gradually drawn into an escalating war of attrition that will test her resolve and her sanity to the limit.

    United Kingdom - 2024
    89 minute
    Give Me 5: UK Debuts
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Sunday 22.06

    10:00
    TIFF.24

    The Idiot

    TIFF.24

    The story of a naive man, whose direct behavior stirs in people moral unrest, rage and embarrassment over their own pettiness, making them yearn for goodness. An atypical adaptation of Dostojevski's novel of the same title.

    Estonia - 2011
    132 minute
    3 x 3
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    12:30
    TIFF.24

    No Beast. So Fierce.

    TIFF.24

    After a bloody gang war in Berlin ends, the youngest daughter of the victorious Arab clan begins to plot against the men of her family. She kills brothers, nephews, friends and enemies, until she is the undisputed boss of the Berlin underworld.

    Germany, France, Poland - 2025
    150 minute
    No Limit
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    15:30
    Q&A with director Darren Thornton
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    Four Mothers

    Q&A with director Darren Thornton

    Edward, a novelist saddled with caring for his elderly mother, finally finds himself on the brink of literary success. Busy with the demands of his upcoming book tour, the last thing Edward needs is his friends leaving their mothers on his doorstep!

    Ireland, United Kingdom - 2024
    92 minute
    Supernova
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    22:30
    TIFF.24

    Where the Wind Comes From

    TIFF.24

    Alyssa, a rebellious 19-year-old girl, and her friend Mehdi, an introverted 23-year-old man, use their imagination to escape their unpromising reality.

    Tunisia, France, Qatar - 2025
    100 minute
    Teen Spirit
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