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Feature Film Competition
Retreat
Ted Evans|Thriller
Family
When Eva arrives in a supposedly idyllic deaf community, their facade begins to crumble.
Documentary Competition
Unanimal
Sally Jacobson, Tuva Björk|Documentaire
Animals
Nature
Arts & Culture
Takes a witty look at the complex and often absurd relationship between humans and animals.
Gala Premieres
Jay Kelly
Noah Baumbach|Comedy
Feel Good
Arts & Culture
Family
A movie star (George Clooney) travels through Europe in search of reconciliation, his legacy and his own self.
Gala Premieres
Ballad of a Small Player
Edward Berger|Drama
Around the World
Book Adaptation
Ecomomy
Under the vibrant neon lights of Macau's casinos, a gambler tries to escape his past.
Feature Film Competition
A Year of School
Laura Samani|Comedy
When Fred joins a class full of boys as the only girl, she really shakes up the group dynamics.
Documentary Competition
Singing Wings
Hemen Khaledi|Documentaire
Around the World
Family
Nature
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Kandijeh encounters an injured stork in her Kurdish village. She wants to heal it before its flock moves on.
Gala Premieres
Bugonia
Yorgos Lanthimos|Comedy
Teddy (Jesse Plemons) and his accomplice kidnap a CEO (Emma Stone) whom they believe to be an alien.
Gala Premieres
Nuremberg
James Vanderbilt|Drama
Book Adaptation
History
Politics
+1
Douglas Kelly (Rami Malek) encounters Hitler's right-hand man in the process of assessing the sanity of Nazi prisoners.
ZFF for Kids
Kangaroo
Kate Woods|Kids
Animals
Book Adaptation
Family
+1
After Chris Masterman hits a young kangaroo with his car, Charlie helps him care for the animal and rescue others.
Documentary Competition
Fighter
Sunniva Sundby, Mari Bakke Riise|Documentaire
Health
Sport
Family
After an accident, MMA fighter GK finds the courage to face life again and realizes there’s more to it than just his body.
Gala Premieres
Splitsville
Michael Angelo Covino|Comedy
Feel Good
Love & Eroticism
When Ashley asks for a divorce, good-natured Carey seeks support from his friends Julie and Paul.
Gala Premieres
The Secret Agent
Kleber Mendonça Filho|Thriller
Around the World
History
Politics
+1
Marcelo (Wagner Moura) flees to Recife, where he realizes that the military regime's violence extends farther than he thought.
Signatures
The Love That Remains
Hlynur Pálmason|Drama
A year in the life of a family unfolds after the parents separate, interweaving everyday life and daydream-like visions.
Documentary Competition
Life After Siham
Namir Abdel Messeeh|Documentaire
Family
History
A heart-warming and light-hearted family portrait focuses on the passage of time and the healing power of cinema.
Gala Premieres
The Life of Wishes
Erik Schmitt|Drama
Book Adaptation
Family
After receiving three wishes from a mysterious stranger, Felix realizes that everything has its price.
Gala Premieres
After the Hunt
Luca Guadagnino|Drama
Feminism
Arts & Culture
Politics
A professor is on the verge of being promoted, when a secret from her past threatens to come to light.
Signatures
Predators
David Osit|Documentaire
Law & Order
Pop Culture
Takes a riveting look at society’s perception of crime and its enduring fascination with true crime.
Signatures
Gavagai
Ulrich Köhler|Drama
Politics
Around the World
History
While shooting a film in West Africa, the two lead actors fall in love with each other.
Gala Premieres
Time We Lost
Neele Leana Vollmar|Drama
Family
A stroke of fate prompts the married couple, Hans (Ulrich Tukur) and Rita (Anke Engelke), to start over.
Gala Premieres
The Wizard of the Kremlin
Olivier Assayas|Thriller
Politics
History
Law & Order
The engrossing story of a PR consultant who worked alongside the ambitious Vladimir Putin (Jude Law) in Russia in the 1990s.
Hashtag #SaveDemocracy
Kurzfilme #SaveDemocracy
Nebojša Slijepčević, Richard Misek, Zhiyi Wang, Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Estibaliz Urresola|Shorts
Around the World
History
Social justice
+1
This short films program is dedicated to the political and personal spaces in which democracy comes to life.
ZFF for Kids
The Last Whale Singer
Reza Memari|Animation
Family
Nature
Animals
In order to protect the oceans from a mysterious monster, young Vincent, the humpback whale, must find his own song.
Gala Premieres
Downhill Skiers
Gerald Salmina|Documentaire
Sport
Nature
Technology
DOWNHILL SKIERS follows skiing icons Marco Odermatt and others as they push the limits of human capability.
Gala Premieres
Father, Mother, Sister, Brother
Jim Jarmusch|Comedy
Family
Estranged siblings must confront unresolved tensions and their parents’ emotional distance.
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