Unite
Anastasija Mirošničenko
F – B, 2025, col., 96’
v.o. russa / Russian o.v.
Anteprima italiana / Italian Premiere
Katya works as a welder, facing daily hardships and an inner battle to piece together her past. She tries to protect her little sister from a tragic fate, hoping for a better future for both of them. Welded Together won the Grand Jury Prize at Sheffield DocFest 2025 and was selected also at Dok Leipzig and IDFA.
- Friday 23
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 23:00
Un’inondazione silenziosa / Silent Flood
Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
UA – DE, 2025, col., 90’
v.o. ucraina / Ukrainian o.v.
Anteprima italiana / Italian Premiere
Along a beautiful river canyon in Western Ukraine lives a pacifist community with unique religious beliefs, who see their way of life gradually disrupted by floods and an unexpected war. Tykha Povin premiered at Amsterdam IDFA 2025.
- Wednesday 21
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 22:00
Il Regno di Kartli / The Kartli Kingdom
Tamar Kalandadze, Julien Pebrel
GE – F – QA, 2025, col., 104’
v.o. georgiana / Georgian o.v.
Anteprima italiana / Italian Premiere
In a crumbling sanatorium in Tbilisi, refugee families fight to keep their home and faded dreams. Through Tamuna, Irma, and others, the film explores exile, trauma, and shared resilience, showing that nothing remains the same within Kartli. It premiered at IDFA 2025, winning Best Directing in the International Competition and a Special Mention for Best First Feature.
- Thursday 22
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 20:00
Sopravvivere a Shakespeare
Inna Sahakyan, Ruben Ghazaryan
AM – NL, 2025, col., 94’
v.o. armena – russa / Armenian – Russian o.v.
Anteprima italiana / Italian Premiere
In a decaying Soviet-era retirement home, a vibrant group of elders cling to life by staging Shakespeare. Yet loneliness lingers beyond the theatre’s doors, until drama begins to blur with reality. Outliving Shakespeare premiered at the latest IDFA in Amsterdam.
- Thursday 22
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 22:00
Yelizaveta Smith, Alina Gorlova, Simon Mozgovyi (Tabor Collective / Collettivo Tabor)
UA – AT – F, 2025, col., 111’
v.o. ucraina – inglese / Ukrainian – English o.v.
Anteprima italiana / Italian Premiere
The film reconstructs daily life stories overturned by war: those who flee, those who lose everything, and those who stay to resist and fight. It shows the instinct for survival and the need for solidarity. The human being is absorbed by war, which becomes part of them. Premiered at Cannes (Quinzaine) and other festivals like Sarajevo and IDFA.
- Saturday 24
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 11:00
Dicembre / December
Grzegorz Paprzycki
PL – LT, 2025, col., 62’
v.o. polacca – inglese – pashtu / Polish – English – Pashto o.v.
Anteprima italiana / Italian Premiere
The arrival of December upsets the existing order. Along with snow and frost, it brings travelers to Europe who receive neither gifts nor welcome, sparking a battle between empathy and indifference. Grudzień, the director’s debut feature documentary, was among the projects selected in 2024 at Last Stop Trieste, and premiered at the last Sheffield DocFest.
- Wednesday 21
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 14:30
L’elezione di Miss Babbo Natale
Raisa Răzmeri
MD, 2025, col., 96’
v.o. rumena / Romanian o.v.
Anteprima italiana / Italian Premiere
In a remote Moldovan village, 42-year-old Elena challenges social and family conventions to pursue her new dreams and take control of her own life. Electing Ms Santa, among the projects presented in 2025 at Last Stop Trieste, is the director’s first feature documentary, premiered at the last Tallinn Film Festival.
- Thursday 22
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 16:00
Noi viviamo qui / We Live Here
Zhanana Kurmasheva
KZ, 2025, col., 80’
v.o. kazaka – russa / Kazakhi – Russian o.v.
Anteprima italiana / Italian Premiere
In the desolate Kazakh steppe, at a former Soviet nuclear test site, three generations confront the worrying effects of the past, as they fight for survival and hope in a world on the brink of destruction. Atameken, Zhanana Kurmasheva’s debut feature, premiered at CPH:DOX 2025.
- Friday 23
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 22:00
Yulia Lokshina
DE, 2025, col., 82’
v.o. tedesca – inglese – russa – kirghisa / German – English – Russian – Kyrgyz o.v.
Anteprima italiana / Italian Premiere
A Russian teacher, reported by a student for criticizing the war in Ukraine, flees to Berlin. In a German school she stages her case, investigating political coercion, betrayal, and resistance. Active Vocabulary premiered at DOK Leipzig, winning Best Film in the German Documentary competition.
- Friday 23
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 16:00
9-MONTH CONTRACT
Ketevan Vashagashvili
GE – BG – DE, 2025, col., 80’
v.o. georgiana / Georgian o.v.
Anteprima italiana / Italian Premiere
A Georgian mother resorts to surrogacy to secure a roof over her daughter’s head. What starts as a quick way to earn money, turns into a profound sacrifice. 9-Month Contract, Ketevan Vashagashvili’s first feature-length documentary, was presented at WEMW in 2023 and received the Human Rights Award at the last CPH:DOX.
- Wednesday 21
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 18:00
Trains
Maciej J. Drygas
PL-LT, 2024, b -n / b-w, 81’
no dialogue
Italian premiere
Trains is a documentary fresco, a wordless and contemplative journey through the Twentieth century, depicting humanity’s cycles of war, fleeting peace, and inevitable tragedy. Composed entirely of archival film footage from 46 archives around the world and sound design, Trains premiered at the latest IDFA in Amsterdam where it was awarded Best Film and Best Editing.
- 2025
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 20:00
The Sky Above Zenica
NannaFrank Møller, Zlatko Pranjić
BiH-DK, 2024, b&w/col., 90′
v.o. Bosnian-English
Italian Premiere
The citizens of Zenica have united in a common struggle for a sustainable future. But money, power, and politics prove to be as toxic an opponent as the pollution that is threatening their lives. The Sky Above Zenica premiered at CPH:Dox in Copenhagen and was then presented at the Sarajevo FF and Jihlava IDFF, among others festivals.
- 2025
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 22:00
