Rubare la terra / Stealing Land
Žiga Virc
SLO, 2025, col., 70’
v.o. slovena / Slovenian o.v.
Anteprima italiana / Italian Premiere
In this brilliant comedy four parents fight not only for a better future for their children, but also for their own egos. When a schoolyard game sparks a political debate in the kitchen, an evening of absurd conflicts, low blows and unexpected confrontations begins.
- 2026
Politeama Rossetti
At 16:00
Vento, parla con me / Wind, Talk to Me
Stefan Djordjević
SRB – SLO – CRO, 2025, col., 100’
v.o. serba / Serbian o.v.
Stefan returns home to celebrate his grandmother’s 80th birthday. His plans to create a film about his mother were cut short by her passing. Back in the countryside, surrounded by his family, Stefan finds a quiet solace in the rhythms of home. Vetre, pričaj sa mnom premiered at Rotterdam in 2025.
- 2026
Politeama Rossetti
At 18:00
April
Dea Kulumbegashvili
F – I – GE, 2024, col., 134′
Georgian v.o.
After a newborn dies during delivery, the morals and professionalism of an ob-gyn, Nina, come under scrutiny amid rumours that she performs illegal abortions for those in need.
April, coproduced by Luca Guadagnino, was presented in competition at the Venice Film Festival 2024, where it won the Special Jury Prize. In 2021 Kulumbegashvili’s debut film Beginning won the Best Film award at TSFF.
- 2025
Politeama Rossetti
At 14:00
Debora Vrizzi
I – F, 2022, col., 15’
Friulian o.v.
After a turbulence, astronaut Debora reawakens in a familiar domestic environment that she hardly recognizes because everything has undergone a metamorphosis. Here she meets two aliens, her Mother and Grandmother, who telepathically tell her about life, sexuality and motherhood.
- 2024
Politeama Rossetti
At 14:00
Cactusman
Olivér Rudolf
H, 2023, col., 47’
Hungarian o.v.
International Premiere
Tibor has been in love with Alíz from the first time she took her clothes to his laundry. It was a Tuesday, it was raining. Her wet hair stuck to her forehead. The man would rather never wash Alíz’s clothes, because they smell like lilacs.
Romantic and surreal melodrama in three acts.
- 2024
Politeama Rossetti
At 14:00
Mersiha Husagic
BIH – D – F, 2023, col. & b-w, 88’
English – Bosnian – German o.v.
Italian Premiere
What is left when the war is over? Cherry Juice traces this question through a wild and unpredictable night in Sarajevo when Selma, a young Bosnian screenwriter, shares an adventurous encounter with a German actor named Niklas. Cherry Juice premiered at the latest Sarajevo Film Festival.
- 2024
Politeama Rossetti
At 14:00
Sara Summa
D, 2023, col., 108’
French – German – Italian o.v.
Italian Premiere
Arthur and Diana are siblings. Together with Diana’s two-year-old son, they leave Berlin for Paris for a short trip for the required annual safety inspection of their rusty old Renault. But their journey will not be relaxed, the direction not Paris and whether the car will go along is all too questionable… World premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in 2023.
- 2024
Politeama Rossetti
At 14:00