dir. Gergely Hajnal Hungary 2022 / 84' International Documentary Competition Attila, a member of the Gypsy minority, spent a total of six years in prison. He finally decided to quit drugs and end his life of crime. He wants to become a monk or get married. While looking for answers on which path to choose, [...]
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dir. Stefano Di Pietro Netherlands 2024 / 56' International Documentary Competition Putin's introduction of a new history textbook confirms that Russia uses education as a weapon against Ukraine's identity. The film reveals the realities of educating young Russians and draws attention to the aspect of propaganda teaching future generations.
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dir. Michał Przedlacki Poland 2023 / 33' International Documentary Competition A film about a Ukrainian special unit - the Kurta company and a group of soldiers from the 68th Armoured Brigade. Kurt is a charismatic commander who has been at war since 2014. The activities of his unit are clandestine.
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dir. Edward Porembny Poland 2024 /90' International Documentary Competition Max Linder was the first international film star, a pioneer of early silent film comedy and Charlie Chaplin’s mentor. Max committed suicide (together with his beloved wife) at the peak of his artistic abilities. Today his films are almost forgotten. How is this possible?
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dir. Jürgen Ellinghaus France/Germany/Togo 2023 / 96' International Documentary Competition Shortly before the First World War, German African explorer and director Hans Schomburgk set out on an unprecedented expedition to West Africa to shoot films in the then German colony of Togo. More than 100 years later, following the memories of actress Meg Gehrts, documentarians [...]
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dir. Mauro Bucci Italy 2023 / 75' International Documentary Competition Essa, a former UN soldier, leaves Gambia for Finland. There he starts a successful company. In Burengu, his hometown, he is considered a hero. When he visits his homeland, however, the coronavirus pandemic breaks out. The inability to return to Europe puts him in one [...]
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dir. Sławomir Koehler Poland 2023 / 53' International Documentary Competition A film about the fight against the "evil empire" located in Moscow, which was fought jointly by two statesmen: Pope John Paul II and President Ronald Reagan. In 1981, they both survived assassination attempts. They saw their salvation in the hands of providence, which saved them [...]
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dir. Oleksandr Kyriienko, Andril Kashpur Ukraine 2022 / 46' International Documentary Competition The story of the first year of the Russian aggression against Ukraine. It’s about Ukrainians who protect not only their own homeland, but also Europe and the rest of the world. It’s the story of ordinary people who became heroes.
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dir. Ljiljana Bunjevac Filipović Croatia/Poland 2024 / 53' International Documentary Competition In a road accident that took place on August 6, 2022, on the A4 highway in Croatia, 12 people died and 31 were injured. Croats living nearby rushed in to help the Poles. After some time, everyone went to Medjugorje to end the pilgrimage [...]
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dir. Rafał Gużkowski Poland 2023 / 40' International Documentary Competition A documentary about people and the mechanism of interdependence, which is, in a sense, a form of modern slavery. In Lahore, Pakistan's second most populous city, Christians try to live among Muslims while being enslaved by them.
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