Filmprogramm
Film Program
Film Program
Full Programme Release: The complete ZFF 2025 film lineup will be announced on September 11. The ticket sales open on September 15, 2025. Join us and be part of the stories that move the world — at the Zurich Film Festival 2025.
31 Ergebnisse
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Gala Premieren
Ballad of a Small Player
Edward Berger|Drama
Under the vibrant neon lights of Macau's casinos, a gambler tries to escape his past.
Gala Premieren
Time We Lost
Neele Leana Vollmar
A stroke of fate prompts the married couple, Hans (Ulrich Tukur) and Rita (Anke Engelke), to start over.
Gala Premieren
The Life of Wishes
Erik Schmitt|Drama
After receiving three wishes from a mysterious stranger, Felix realizes that everything has its price.
Gala Premieren
Hedda
Nia DaCosta|Drama
An intense night pulls Hedda and those around her into a vortex of manipulation, passion, and betrayal.
Gala Premieren
Momo
Christian Ditter
When a powerful corporation starts stealing time, it’s on Momo and Master Hora to save the world.
Gala Premieren
I'm Not Stiller
Stefan Haupt|Drama
Director Stefan Haupt returns to the Zurich Film Festival with his gripping adaptation of Max Frisch's novel.
Gala Premieren
The Balloonists
John Dower|Dokumentarfilm
Follows adventurers Piccard and Jones as they attempt to become the first team to fly a hot air balloon nonstop around the globe.
Gala Premieren
The Lost Bus
Paul Greengrass|Action
Natur
Familie
Amidst a forest fire, bus driver Kevin (Matthew McConaughey) becomes the only hope for survival of a school class.
Gala Premieren
The Secret Agent
Kleber Mendonca Filho |Thriller
Around the World
Geschichte
Politik
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Marcelo (Wagner Moura) flees to Recife, where he realizes that the military regime's violence extends farther than he thought.
Gala Premieren
The Smashing Machine
Benny Safdie|Drama
THE SMASHING MACHINE follows the true story of MMA superstar Mark Kerr (Dwayne Johnson).
Gala Premieren
Unidentified
Hayfa Al-Mansour|Mystery
Around the World
Law & Order
Feminism
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After an unsolved murder, a woman finds herself caught between searching for the truth and contending with societal pressures.
Gala Premieren
A Private Life
Rebecca Zlotowski|Drama
When psychiatrist Lilian Steiner (Jodie Foster) has doubts about her patient’s suicide, she decides to investigate the death on her own.
Hashtag #SaveDemocracy
Animal Farm
Andy Serkis|Animation
Buchverfilmung
Geschichte
Soziale Gerechtigkeit
Andy Serkis adapts George Orwell's cult novel «Animal Farm» as an animated film set in the present day.
Hashtag #SaveDemocracy
Before the Bright Day
Shih-Han Tsao|Drama
In 1996, a political crisis in Taiwan leads to social upheaval that also affects the life of Chou, a sensitive teenager.
Hashtag #SaveDemocracy
Case 137
Dominik Moll|Drama
A gripping thriller, inspired by the yellow vests movement, tells a powerful story on how easily legal systems can falter.
Hashtag #SaveDemocracy
Facing War
Tommy Gulliksen|Dokumentarfilm
Politik
Geschichte
Soziale Gerechtigkeit
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A fascinating account of Stoltenberg’s final year as NATO head and a rare behind-the-scenes look at diplomacy in war time.
Hashtag #SaveDemocracy
Kurzfilme #SaveDemocracy
Nebojša Slijepčević, Richard Misek, Zhiyi Wang, Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Estibaliz Urresola
This short films program is dedicated to the political and personal spaces in which democracy comes to life.
Hashtag #SaveDemocracy
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
David Borenstein, Pavel Ilyich Talankin|Drama
The courageous attempt of an individual to perform a silent act of resistance against war propaganda.
Hashtag #SaveDemocracy
The Librarians
Kim A. Snyder
Librarians from across the country join forces to combat book censorship in the USA.
Hashtag #SaveDemocracy
The Six Billion Dollar Man
Eugene Jarecki|Dokumentarfilm
The film uses the Julian Assange story to ask if freedom of the press should take precedence over confidentiality obligations.
Hashtag #SaveDemocracy
Voice of my People
Lorenzo Oschwald, Ansgar Wörner, Nico Gerspacher|Dokumentarfilm
Traces the fight for inclusion and participation in disabled politician Islam Alijaj’s path to the Swiss National Council.
ZFF für Kinder
Stitch Head
Steve Hudson|Kids
In order to defend his friends, the unassuming monster Stitch Head discovers his true inner strength.
ZFF für Kinder
The Secret Floor
Norbert Lechner|Kids
Karli is slung back to the year 1938 by a mysterious hotel elevator and finds himself in the middle of a puzzling case.
ZFF für Kinder
Der Prank
Benjamin Heisenberg|Kids
An innocent April Fools' Day prank spirals out of control, resulting in a wild chase through the big city.
ZFF für Kinder
The Last Whale Singer
Reza Memari|Animation
In order to protect the oceans from a mysterious monster, young Vincent, the humpback whale, must find his own song.
ZFF für Kinder
A New Friend for Tummy Tom
Joost van den Bosch, Erik Verkerk|Kids
Tummy Tom and his friends are back for another adventure; this time they’re joined by their new neighbor, Woof.
ZFF für Kinder
Follow Me
Daniel Bellani, Lynn Blume, Sara Shamsaie|Kids
In a society where life does not exist outside social media, Girl grows up with hopes of finding her savior.
ZFF für Kinder
Kangaroo
Kate Woods|Kids
After Chris Masterman hits a young kangaroo with his car, Charlie helps him care for the animal and rescue others.
ZFF für Kinder
Melodie der Angst
Alexander Günthard, Aline Rubenov|Kids
Yasmin panics in crowds or large spaces, which quickly becomes a cause for concern at her new school.
ZFF für Kinder
The Songbirds' Secret
Antoine Lanciaux|Kids
With the help of two special songbirds, 9-year-old Lucie discovers a family secret buried deep underground.
ZFF für Kinder
Circus Boy
Julia Lemke, Anna Koch|Kids
Eleven-year-old Santino grows up as a circus kid – with a life on the road, between extended family and animals, and as free as a bird.
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