’Familia’ er på én gang et rystende familieportræt og en gribende meditation over den politiske ekstremismes tiltrækningskraft – baseret på Luigi Celestes erindringer ’Non sarà semper così’. Luigi (Francesco Gheghi, som vandt Orizzonti-prisen for bedste skuespiller ved filmfestivalen i Venedig) bor i Rom med sin

1918. Første Verdenskrig nærmer sig sin afslutning. De to læger Stefano (Gabriel Montesi) og Giulio (Alessandro Borghi) arbejder på et militærhospital nær fronten. De er mangeårige venner, men har forskellige indstillinger. Stefano ser det som sin mission at sende de sårede tilbage til fronten, og

’Samia’ fortæller den utrolige, men sande (og gribende) historie om atleten Samia Yusuf Omar, der vokser op i Somalias hovedstad, Mogadishu, hvor hun i en tidlig alder erfarer, at hun kan løbe hurtigere end alle sine venner. Samia vil gerne dyrke sit talent, men hun

‘Celine Song dømmer ikke materialisterne i sit ekstremt elegante og stjernespækkede komediedrama.’ Frederik Hoff, Filmmagasinet Ekko (5 stjerner) ‘Past Lives’-instruktøren Celine Song er tilbage med endnu en relationsbåren film, der skildrer det moderne kærlighedsliv i al sin kompleksitet – uden at tilføre historien unødige sødestoffer.

A young girl, Bo, flees the capital of Laos in pursuit of a life in photojournalism. Along the way, she encounters Satu, a Buddhist orphan who might just have the story she’s looking for. The duo traverses the rich tropical landscape by motorcycle in search

In order to finally talk to someone about his pedophile tendencies, 15-year-old Gabo becomes friends with the much older Dave. But the adult wants to live out his own sexual fantasies with Gabo. When Dave is arrested on suspicion of statutory rape, Gabo must suddenly

The Goodness of Life (32m) directed by Guðmundur Garðarsson Roger (19) directed by Thanos Mitsios Teeth for Tango (5m) directed by Alexandra Dewez Antisocial (2:30m) directed by Tobias Rothacker Mudbirds 28m) directed by Karim Theilgaard Headliner Talks/Q&A (25m) Experience a curated selection of short films

Ildkys / Kissed by Fire (25m) directed by Anne-Marie Bjerre Koch The Empty Space Between us (4m) directed by Aline Brunn & Nick Gray First Light 31m) directed by Kristopher Roller & Alex Broadstock I’m Not a Robot (23m) directed by Victoria Warmerdam Headliner Talks/Q&A

A group of male adolescents are recruited by their parents into a bootcamp to be forged into hustlers, players, “tigueres”. This archetype is the highest idealization of the male character in Dominican and Caribbean culture. Alberto is the head coach of this camp who decides

Following a devastating tragedy, Jean relocates her children to the community housing project where she grew up, seeking refuge with their grandmother. Haunted by secrets and scars, she struggles to shield her teenagers from the harsh realities of their environment. World premiere at Toronto International