Schedule

Friday 13.06

    15:45
    TIFF.24

    A Year in the Life of a Country

    TIFF.24

    Martial law, which was imposed in Poland on 13 December 1981, targeted the Solidarity movement, but it had other faces, too. On the basis of exclusively archival footage, the film questions the mythicised image of Polish society as a victim of the system...

    Poland - 2024
    85 minute
    Together as One
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    18:15
    TIFF.24

    The Helsinki Effect

    TIFF.24

    An essay documentary that explores the power narratives and myths of the Cold War era. The film deconstructs the anatomy of an often misunderstood diplomatic process, and reveals how it came to impact the world in a decisive way.

    Finland, Germany, Norway - 2025
    88 minute
    Special Screenings
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    20:45
    TIFF.24

    November

    TIFF.24

    In 19th-century Estonia, werewolves and spirits roam free, and Jesus co-exists with kratts, the farmers’ mythological helpers made of tools and bones.

    Estonia, Poland, Netherlands - 2017
    115 minute
    3 x 3
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Thursday 19.06

    13:15
    Q&A with director Kamila Tarabura
    Pornit

    Travel Essentials

    Q&A with director Kamila Tarabura

    Ada, a pregnant American journalist of Polish descent, receives a mysterious package – an autobiographical book about childhood trauma, authored by her friend, Roksana. Ada, on her last journalistic adventure before maternity leave, joins Roksana in Poland to recount the gripping story.

    Poland, Germany - 2024
    105 minute
    Smart 7
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    15:45
    Q&A with director Adilkhan Yerzhanov
    Pornit

    Yellow Cat

    Q&A with director Adilkhan Yerzhanov

    Ex-con Kermek and his beloved Eva want to give up their crime-ridden lives in the steppes of Kazakhstan. He has a dream: to build a cinema in the mountains. Will Kermek's love for Alain Delon be strong enough to keep them away from crime gangs' violent clutches?

    Kazakhstan, France - 2020
    90 minute
    3 x 3
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    18:00
    Q&A with director Bella Tarr
    Pornit

    Werkhmeister Harmonies

    Q&A with director Bella Tarr

    An innocent young man witnesses violence break out after an isolated village is inflamed by the arrival of a circus and its peculiar attractions: a giant whale and a mysterious man named “The Prince”.

    Hungary, France, Germany, Italy - 2000
    145 minute
    Close Up: Bela Tarr
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    21:00
    Pornit

    Tata

    A journalist from Moldova, estranged from her father who had emigrated to Italy years before, finds out he has become a victim of workplace harassment.

    România, Germany, Netherlands - 2024
    82 minute
    Romanian Days
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