52. International film festival – FEST 2024 / 26.02.2024. /
Monday, February 26
Ticket price 400 dinars
12:00
A THOUSAND AND ONE
USA, 2023, 116’
Director: A. V. Rockwell
Cast: Teyana Taylor, Josiah Cross, William Catlett, Aaron Kingsley Adetola, Aven Courtney, Terri Abney, Delissa Reynolds, Amelia Workman, Adriane Lenox…
Unapologetic and free-spirited Inez kidnaps her six-year-old son Terry from the foster care system. Holding onto their secret and each other, mother and son set out to reclaim their sense of home, identity, and stability, in a rapidly changing New York City.
Festivals: Sundance Film Festival, Jerusalem Film Festival…
14:30
SNOW LEOPARD / XUE BAO
China, 2023, 109’
Director: Pema Tseden
Cast: Jinpa, Xiong Ziqi, Tseten Tashi, Losang Choepel, Genden Phuntsok, Kunde, Dang Haoyu, Jikba, Gatu Tashi, Dechen Yangdzom, Chungchen…
An unexpected incident of a snow leopard breaking into the sheep pen of a local herder and killing nine rams not only causes a stir in the family, but also attracts a TV crew into the village…
Festivals / Awards: Tokyo International Film Festival – Grand Prix, Venice Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Warsaw International Film Festival, Geneva Film Festival…
17:00
BEHIND THE MOUNTAINS / OURA EL JBEL
Tunisia, Belgium, France, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, 2023, 98’
Director: Mohamed Ben Attia
Cast: Majd Mastoura, Samer Bisharat, Walid Bouchhioua, Selma Zeghidi, Helmi Dridi, Wissem Belgharek…
After spending four years in jail for vandalizing his place of work, Rafik has only one plan, take his son to the mountains and show him his amazing discovery.
Festivals: Venice Film Festival, São Paulo International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, Thessaloniki Film Festival, Hamburg Film Festival, Marrakesh International Film Festival…
19:30
WITHOUT AIR / ELFOGY A LEVEGŐ
Hungary, Romania, 2023, 104’
Director: Katalin Moldovai
Cast: Ágnes Krasznahorkai, Tünde Skovrán, Áron Dimény, Soma Sándor, Zsolt Bölönyi, Ágnes Lőrincz, Anna Szász…
Ana, a literature high school teacher starts an absurd struggle to justify herself as she is accused by a parent of promoting homosexuality among students after recommending Agnieszka Holland’s Total Eclipse to her 17-year-old students, so they can better understand Rimbaud’s work. She has to decide whether to stand up for the values she represents or to withdraw quietly.
Festivals / Awards: Thessaloniki Film Festival – Best Actor (Soma Sándor), Warsaw International Film Festival – Best Film and FIPRESCI Award, Toronto Film Festival, Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg…
22:00
ETERNAL / FOR EVIGT
Denmark, Iceland, Norway, 2024, 99’
Director: Ulaa Salim
Cast: Simon Sears, Nanna Øland Fabricius, Anna Søgaard Frandsen, Viktor Hjelmsøe, Halddóra Geirharosdottir, Magnus Krepper, Zaki Youssef…
Young climate change scientist, Elias falls in love with an aspiring singer, Anita. But when an opportunity arises for him to join a mission researching a dangerous climate change phenomenon – a mysterious fracture on the ocean floor – he chooses career over love. Years later, during his mission, he experiences a vision of what his life could have been like if he made a different choice and his new obsession becomes to get his old life and love back.
Festivals: International Film Festival Rotterdam, Göteborg Film Festival…
