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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.
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.
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

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.
ZFF for Kids

Kangaroo

Kate Woods|Kids
Animals
Book Adaptation
Family
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After Chris Masterman hits a young kangaroo with his car, Charlie helps him care for the animal and rescue others.
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

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

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.
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.
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.
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

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.
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.
ZFF for Kids

A New Friend for Tummy Tom

Joost van den Bosch, Erik Verkerk|Kids
Family
Book Adaptation
Nature
+1
Tummy Tom and his friends are back for another adventure; this time they’re joined by their new neighbor, Woof.
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

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.
ZFF for Kids

The Songbirds' Secret

Antoine Lanciaux|Kids
Family
Feel Good
Nature
+1
With the help of two special songbirds, 9-year-old Lucie discovers a family secret buried deep underground.
Signatures

Matto Regiert

Leopold Lindtberg|Crime Thriller
Sergeant Studer investigates at a psychiatric clinic, where the director disappears without a trace.
Gala Premieres

Tuner

Daniel Roher|Thriller
Law & Order
Arts & Culture
Love & Eroticism
Events take a dangerous turn when it becomes clear that Niki's gift of sensitive hearing is useful for more than tuning pianos.
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.
Gala Premieres

Calle Málaga

Maryam Touzani|Drama
Family
Feel Good
When her daughter wants to sell her apartment, María (Carmen Maura) fights for her beloved home with spirit and heart.
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.
Gala Premieres

Hedda

Nia DaCosta|Drama
Queer
Book Adaptation
Feminism
+1
An intense night pulls Hedda and those around her into a vortex of manipulation, passion, and betrayal.
Gala Premieres

Rental Family

HIKARI null|Comedy
Family
Around the World
An unemployed actor takes on an unusual job for a Japanese «rental family agency.»
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