BELGRADE FILM FESTIVAL 2026 • Saturday, January 31th
14:00 PALESTINE 36
France, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Great Britain, 2025, 115’
Director: Annemarie Jacir
Cast: Jeremy Irons, Robert Aramayo, Liam Cunningham, Saleh Bakri…
As Palestinian villages revolt against British colonial rule in 1936, Yusuf travels between Jerusalem and his home village, caught in the middle of growing unrest and a watershed moment for the British Empire.
Festivals / Awards: São Paulo International Film Festival – Audience Award; Tokyo International Film Festival – Grand Prix for Best Film; Toronto International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Rome Film Festival, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Marrakech International Film Festival…
14:00 THE THING WITH FEATHERS
UK, 2025, 98’
Director: Dylan Southern
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Sam Spruell, David Thewlis…
After a tragic loss, a grieving father tries to raise his sons while simultaneously dealing with an unusual, unpredictable and uninvited house guest. Based on Max Porter’s novel, Grief is a Feathered Creature.
Festivals: Sundance Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Göteborg Film Festival…
19:00 URCHIN
UK, USA, 2025, 100’
Director: Harris Dickinson
Cast: Frank Dillane, Shahzad Ali, Diane Axford, Joseph Ayre…
The film follows Mike, a homeless man in London, trapped in a cycle of self-destruction as he tries to turn his life around. Raw and somewhat absurd, the film tells the story of unusual patterns that keep pulling us back.
Festivals / Awards: Cannes Film Festival – FIPRESCI Prize in Un Certain Regard, Un Certain Regard – Best Actor (Frank Dillane); Athens International Film Festival – Special Mention; Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, San Sebastián International Film Festival, Warsaw Film Festival, São Paulo International Film Festival, Zagreb Film Festival, Torino Film Festival, Göteborg Film Festival…
21:00 A PRIVATE LIFE / VIE PRIVÉE
France, 2025, 103’
Director: Rebecca Zlotowski
Cast: Jodie Foster, Daniel Auteuil, Virginie Efira…
A famous psychotherapist, Liliane Steiner launches a private investigation into the death of one of her patients, convinced that he was murdered.
Festivals: Cannes Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Zurich Film Festival, San Sebastián International Film Festival, New York Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Rome Film Festival, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Marrakech International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Göteborg Film Festival…
