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SILENT FRIEND
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by Ildikó Enyedi (ON BODY AND SOUL, MY 20TH CENTURY, THE STORY OF MY WIFE)
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2025 - Germany/Hungary/France - Drama - 147 min
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with Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Luna Wedler, Enzo Brumm, Sylvester Groth, Léa Seydoux
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In the heart of a botanical garden in a medieval university town in Germany stands a majestic ginkgo tree. This silent witness has observed over a century the quiet rhythms of transformation across three human lives. 2020, a neuroscientist from Hong Kong, exploring the mind of babies, begins an unexpected experiment with the old tree. 1972, a young student is profoundly changed by the simple act of observing and connecting with a geranium. 1908, the university's first female student discovers, through the lens of photography, sacred patterns of the universe hidden within the humblest of plants. We follow their clumsy, awkward attempts to connect — each one of them deeply rooted in their own present — as they are transformed by the quiet, enduring, and mysterious power of nature. The ancient ginkgo tree brings us closer to what it means to be human — to our longing to belong.
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Screenings:
SUN 14 DEC 20:30 Centre Bernard Taillefer
TUE 16 DEC 10:30 Salle des festivals
THU 18 DEC 20:30 Le Coeur d'Or 2
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STRANGE RIVER
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by Jaume Claret Muxart (Debut Feature)
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2025 - Spain/Germany - Drama - 105 min
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with Jan Monter, Nausicaa Bonnín, Francesco Wenz
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Sixteen-year-old Dídac and his family are spending the summer holidays on a bicycle trip along the Danube. An unexpected encounter with a boy changes the course of the journey, with his enigmatic presence awakening new feelings in Dídac and disrupting his relationship with his family.
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Screening:
SAT 13 DEC 16:00 Salle des festivals
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CALLE MÁLAGA
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by Maryam Touzani (THE BLUE CAFTAN, ADAM)
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2025 - Morocco/France/Spain/Germany/Belgium - Drama - 116 min
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with Carmen Maura, Marta Etura, Ahmed Boulane, María Alfonsa Rosso
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MOROCCAN OSCAR ENTRY 2026
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Maria Angeles, a 79-year-old Spanish woman, lives alone in Tangier, Morocco, and enjoys her daily routine. However, her life is turned upside down when her daughter arrives from Madrid to sell the apartment in which she has always lived. Determined to stay, she does everything she can to get her home and her belongings back and, unexpectedly, rediscovers love and sensuality.
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Screenings:
THU 18 DEC 15:30 Salle des festivals
FRI 19 DEC 18:00 Le Coeur d'Or 2
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DJ AHMET
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by Georgi M. Unkovski (Debut Feature)
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2025 - North Macedonia/Czech Republic/Serbia/Croatia - Comedy/Drama - 99 minn
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with Arif Jakup, Agush Аgushev, Aksel Mehmet, Dora Akan Zlatanova
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Ahmet, a 15-year-old boy from a remote Yuruk village in North Macedonia, finds refuge in music while navigating his father's expectations, a conservative community, and his first experience with love — a girl already promised to someone else.
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In Les Arcs:
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Jean-Christophe Simon - 13-15 December
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