BELGRADE FILM FESTIVAL 2026 • Tuesday, February 3

14:00 KOKUHO
Japan, 2025, 174’
Director: Sang-il Lee
Cast: Keitatsu Koshiyama, Soya Kurokawa, Ai Mikami…

In Japan’s post-war economic boom, Kiku Tachibana, born into a gangster family, is adopted by a kabuki actor. Despite many obstacles in life, Kikuo grows into a very talented performer.

Feastivals / Awards: Academy Awards, Nominee Oscar – Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling; Cannes Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Göteborg Film Festival…

17:00 REBUILDING
USA, 2025, 96’
Director: Max Walker-Silverman
Cast: Josh O’Connor, Lily LaTorre, Meghann Fahy…

A tender humanist tale of the American West follows Dusty, a reclusive, divorced father whose ranch is destroyed by a devastating wildfire. Housed in a FEMA camp, surrounded by people who have lost everything, Dusty quietly rebuilds his life and tries to rebuild his relationship with his ex-wife and daughter. Shot in the landscapes of southern Colorado, the film is a meditative portrait of resilience, community and hope in a time of environmental and personal crisis.

Festivals: Sundance Film Festival, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Zurich Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Athens International Film Festival, Stockholm International Film Festival, Valladolid International Film Festival…

19:00 THE BLUE TRAIL / O Último Azul
Brazil, Mexico, Netherlands, Chile, 2025, 85’
Director: Gabriel Mascaro
Cast: Denise Weinberg, Rodrigo Santoro, Miriam Socarras…

In order to increase economic productivity, the Brazilian government passes an order according to which elderly people must move to remote colonies. A seventy-seven-year-old woman refuses to move and embarks on a journey through the Amazon that will change her destiny forever.

Festivals / Awards: Berlin International Film Festival – Grand Jury Prize, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury; Valladolid International Film Festival – Youth Jury Award; Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema, Hong Kong International Film Festival, Shanghai International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, Reykjavik International Film Festival, Zurich Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Tokyo International Film Festival, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival…

21:00 EAGLES OF THE REPUBLIC
Sweden, France, Denmark, Finland, Germany, 2025, 129’
Director: Tarik Saleh
Cast: Cherien Dabis, Fares Fares, Lyna Khoudri…

The beloved Egyptian actor, George Fahmy, is under pressure to accept the lead role in a film commissioned by the highest authorities. Although he reluctantly agrees, he soon finds himself drawn into the inner circle of power. Like a moth attracted to a flame, he begins an affair with the mysterious wife of the general who oversees the shooting of the film.

Festivals: Cannes Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, Zurich Film Festival, Warsaw Film Festival, São Paulo International Film Festival, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival…