BELGRADE FILM FESTIVAL 2026 • Thursday, February 5
14:00 FRANZ
Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, France, Turkey, 2025, 127’
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Cast: Idan Weiss, Peter Kurth, Jenovéfa Boková…
The film follows the life of the Czech writer Franz Kafka, from his birth to his untimely death.
Festivals / Awards: European Film Awards, Nominees – European Actor (Idan Weiss), European Costume Designer, European Hair & Makeup Artist; Polish Film Festival – Silver Lion for Best Film, Best Actor (Idan Weiss), Best Cinematography, Best Make-Up; Toronto International Film Festival, San Sebastián International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Göteborg Film Festival…
17:00 THE FENCE / Le cri des gardes
France, 2025, 109’
Director: Claire Denis
Cast: Tom Blyth, Matt Dillon, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Isaach De Bankolé…
A major construction project in West Africa. Horn, a site supervisor, and Cal, a young engineer, share accommodation from the compound’s double gates. Leonie, Horn’s young wife, joins them the same evening when Albury appears at the fence. Like a ghost from the darkness, he demands to be handed over the body of his brother who died earlier that day at the construction site. He will chase the two men through the night until they comply with his demand, while Leonie watches the disaster unfold before her.
Festivals: Toronto International Film Festival, San Sebastián International Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, New York Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Vienna International Film Festival, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Torino Film Festival, Marrakech International Film Festival…
19:00 IF I HAD LEGS, I’D KICK YOU
USA, 2025, 113’
Director: Mary Bronstein
Cast: Rose Byrne, Conan O’Brien, Danielle Macdonald…
While trying to organize her own life and career, a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown must deal with her daughter’s illness, an absent husband, a missing person, and an unusual relationship with her psychotherapist.
Festivals / Awards: Golden Globes – Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy (Rose Byrne); Academy Awards, Nominee – Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Rose Byrne); Berlin International Film Festival – Silver Berlin Bear for Best Leading Performance (Rose Byrne); BAFTA Awards, Nominee – Best Leading Actress (Rose Byrne); Palm Springs International Film Festival – Breakthrough Performance Award (Rose Byrne); Athens International Film Festival – Golden Athena for Best Director (Mary Bronstein); Sundance Film Festival, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, New York Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Rome Film Festival…
21:00 NO OTHER CHOICE / Eojjeolsuga eobsda
South Korea, 2025, 139’
Director: Park Chan-wook
Cast: Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Park Hee-soon Camera: Kim Woo-hyung…
The film follows Yoo Man-su, a paper-making expert with 25 years of experience, who is so satisfied with his life that he can honestly say to himself, “I have everything.” While spending his days happily with his wife Miri, their two children and two dogs, Man-su suddenly receives news from the company that he has been fired. He then decides how to get new business – he will eliminate the competition.
Festivals / Awards: Golden Globes, Nominees – Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Lee Byung-hun), Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language; Toronto International Film Festival – People’s Choice Award for Best Film; Stockholm Film Festival – FIPRESCI Prize; Venice Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Athens International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Marrakech International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam…
Tickets: 500 din.
