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GROUND FLOOR
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A film by Gábor Reisz (EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING, BAD POEMS)
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2026 - Hungary/Italy - Tragicomedy - 108 min
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Language: Hungarian
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With Ádám Tompa, Rodrigo Crespo, Marcello Fonte (DOGMAN)
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On the eve of departure for the summer holiday, Kristóf unexpectedly discovers black mold on the wall behind his closet. Convinced it is caused by a water leak somewhere in the building, he begins knocking on his neighbours' doors in search of its origin. What seems like a simple maintenance issue soon spirals into a tragicomic housing revolution.
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THE DIFFICULT BRIDE
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A film by Rubaiyat Hossain (MADE IN BANGLADESH, UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
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2026 - Bangladesh/France/Norway/Portugal/Germany - Smart Genre/Drama - 88 min
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Languages: Bengali, English
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With Zaineen Chowdhury Karim, Azmeri Haque, Reekita Nondine Shimu
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In Dhaka, Zaineen prepares for her wedding following beauty rituals and family expectations. However, her body reacts in many unexpected ways. Amongst home remedies, social pressures, and haunting visions, the path to marriage becomes a physical and psychological struggle.
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EKLIPSE
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A film by Manuel Wetscher (Debut Feature)
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2026 - Austria/Italy - Drama - 91 min
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Language: German
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With Moritz Hohlrieder, Finley Brown, Hannes Perkmann
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Tomy and his best friend Chris spend the summer at an alpine dairy. They help Tomy’s uncle with the milking, build a dam and explore the great outdoors. Whilst the boys are discovering new worlds, Tomy’s mother decides to continue keeping the real reason why his father is in hospital a secret from her son. The friendship between the boys is put to a test.
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THE GOLDEN AGE
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A film by Bérenger Thouin (Debut Feature)
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2026 - France/Italy - Drama - 112 min
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Language: French
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With Souheila Yacoub (THE BALCONETTES), Vassili Schneider (THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO), Yile Yara Vianello (LA CHIMERA)
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Jeanne Lavaur dreams of becoming a countess. Inspired by the fearless Céleste and guided by her love for Guillaume de Barante, Jeanne’s journey carries her from the vibrant Paris of the Golden Twenties through the turmoil of two world wars. She ultimately rises as a fiercely free woman, determined to never let anyone else define who she is meant to be.
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AQUÍ
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A film by Tiago Guedes (THE DOMAIN)
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2026 - Portugal/France - Drama - 200 min
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Language: Spanish
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With Manolo Solo (THE GOOD BOSS), Patricia López Arnaiz (SUNDAYS), Sergi López (SIRAT), Lambert Wilson (OF GODS AND MEN)
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Based on the “Jesus Trilogy” by Nobel Prize winner J.M. Coetzee.
In a new land where everyone receives a new name and begins again without a past, Simón takes responsibility for David, a child he met on the crossing to a new life. Driven by an inexplicable conviction, he sets out to find the boy’s mother despite the fact David remembers nothing about her.
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SOUMSOUM, THE NIGHT OF THE STARS
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A film by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (GRIGRIS, A SCREAMING MAN)
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2026 - France/Chad - Drama - 101 min
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Languages: Chadian Arabic, French
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With Maïmouna Miawama, Ériq Ebouaney, Achouackh Abakar Souleymane
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Official OSCAR Entry for Chad
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In the Ennedi desert of Chad, millennia old mountains rise from the sand. Kellou, a young woman from a nearby village, is troubled by haunting visions that set her apart from those around her. Her world shifts the day she meets Aya, an outcast rejected by the community. As the villagers turn against their growing sisterhood, Kellou must stand up for Aya and fight for their freedom.
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MARIINKA
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A film by Pieter-Jan De Pue (THE LAND OF THE ENLIGHTENED)
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2026 - Belgium/Netherlands/Germany/Sweden - Documentary - 94 min
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Languages: English, Ukrainian, Russian
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In Eastern Ukraine, childhood neighbors find their lives violently derailed by a shifting frontline. Natasha, a promising boxing talent, becomes a military paramedic. Caught in a modern Greek tragedy, brothers Mark and Ruslan now fight on opposite sides - against each other. In the safety of his adoptive family in the United States, their youngest brother Daniil follows the war from afar.
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HOT WATER
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A film by Ramzi Bashour (Debut Feature)
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2026 - USA - Drama/Roadmovie - 97 min
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Languages: English, Arabic
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With Lubna Azabal (INCENDIES), Daniel Zolghadri (IF I HAD LEGS, I’D KICK YOU), Dale Dickey (WINTER’S BONE)
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After he’s kicked out of his Indiana high school, an American kid and his Lebanese mom hit the road west.
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ZEJTUNE
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A film by Alex Camilleri (LUZZU)
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2026 - Malta/Germany - Drama - 108 min
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Language: Maltese
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With Michela Farrugia, Nenu Borg, Michael Azzopardi
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After her estranged mother’s death, Mar plans to leave Malta for good by selling the farmland she’s inherited. But as she travels the island to claim her land, she meets Nenu, an irrepressible 80-year-old folk singer whose music and spirit challenge her desire to escape.
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