BALCANICA
Nicola Sorcinelli
Music has been banned in Afghanistan. A conductor and his tuba-playing son set out to find a new beginning along the Balkan route. During their endless flight, their fate becomes intertwined with that of a young Italian doctor. An encounter that will change the lives of the two refugees and the young woman.
RED ROCKS
Bruno Dumont
Set along the French Riviera, the film follows Géo, a seven-year-old boy and the leader of a gang of youngsters who spend the summer roaming freely and taking daring risks on the cliffs overlooking the sea. The arrival of a group of young “rivals” from the capital, and Géo’s encounter with the mysterious Eve, set in motion a merciless duel in which innocence and cruelty become indistinguishable—an unforgettable summer that will shape the protagonists forever.
GOD WILL NOT HELP
Hana Jušić
Set in the early 20th century in the hinterland of Dalmatia, the story follows Teresa, a Chilean woman played by actress and director Manuela Martelli, who arrives in an isolated community of cattle farmers claiming to be the widow of the village elder’s brother, who died in a mining accident. Her arrival disrupts the community’s rigid structure, while also bringing with it a vision of freedom and solace.
CLOISTERED SISTER
Ivana Mladenović
If you want something badly enough, will the universe meet you halfway?
Stela falls in love with a Balkan musician after seeing him on television. Determined to meet him, she accepts the help of Vera, a successful starlet rumoured to be his lover.
Their worlds collide when Vera promises to rescue her from poverty by taking her to Bucharest, where she runs an erotic-products business.
3 WEEKS AFTER
Miroslav Terzić
During a school trip, a group of teenagers becomes stranded in a mountain lodge, while the suicide of Andrija, a victim of bullying, brings buried guilt and responsibility back to the surface. Haunted by the ghost of his dead friend and targeted by his classmates, Zoza becomes the group’s new victim, ultimately driven to an extreme act of revenge.
CLOSE TO ME
Stefano Sardo
When lockdown begins in Rome, Luca (Riccardo Scamarcio), a high-school philosophy teacher harbouring a few latent frustrations, finds himself living through it alone after his wife Sara (Maria Chiara Giannetta), a doctor, is called back to the hospital to help deal with the emergency.
As the world around him comes to a standstill, Luca’s attention turns to his new neighbour, Amanda (Mariela Garriga). When desire drives him to break the distance between them, Luca is swept up in an uncontrollable passion. But the affair soon becomes a dangerous whirlwind that upends his life, with unexpected consequences.
n-EGO
Eleonora Danco
n-Ego” is an intense and uninhibited exploration of the human condition—a journey through the streets, as the director confronts a profound creative and existential crisis. In search of authenticity, she immerses herself in different worlds and encounters people whose stories mirror her own fears and desires.
THE FIRST CHILD
Mara Fondacaro
Ada and her partner Rino move into a villa surrounded by nature. Pregnant with their second child, Ada gradually begins to relive the pain of losing her firstborn as her due date approaches. Although she pretends to be fine, she has not yet come to terms with her grief and begins to believe that her son has returned from the afterlife to prevent his brother from being born. Is it really happening, or is Ada losing her mind?
AFTER DIVE
Patrizia Emma Scialpi
Tania Cagnotto e Francesca Dallapè, che formano la coppia europea di tuffi più vincente di sempre, decidono di riprendere ad allenarsi dopo essere diventate entrambe madri, in vista di Tokyo 2020. Poi la pandemia, le decisioni da affrontare e un sincro che si allontana ma non si spezza.
Il racconto di due donne, due atlete, due madri, dagli esordi a oggi.
IN THE NAME OF GERRY CONLON
Lorenzo Moscia
Gerry Conlon was the central figure of one of the most egregious judicial errors in the history of the United Kingdom. In this documentary, Gerry chronicles the fifteen years he had spent unjustly locked up in prison and the amazing events following his release.
DAWN CHORUS
Alessio Pizzicannella
At the end of their Sabbatical year spent bumming around the world, lugging tents and backpacks, right when they're about to enter the words “THE END” into their travelogues, four excursionists find themselves forced to add an unexpected leg to their journey: a stay at a highly improbable tropical island smack dab in the middle of a Swiss Lake.
THE GIRL HAS FLOWN
Wilma Labate
The story of Nadia, a difficult teen who lives in Trieste, a border city split among many cultures; a place swept by the famously powerful "Bora" wind, in which the protagonist grows cultivating an all-encompassing solitude from which - however - she finds an unexpected exit.
BOTTOMS UP
Brunella Filì
Is it possible to be happy even when gravely ill? This is what Nick, an Apulian “Food performer” wonders in February of 2015, after he is diagnosed with a tumor. After his initial shock and bewilderment, Nick decides to change all the cards on his table. And so he begins to film himself, while seeking a sense to what is happening to him, in order to prepare his own personal “recipe for Happiness” - right when he must most urgently come to terms with the risk of dying.
OUR FATHER
Goran Stanković
After years of self-destructive addiction, thirty-two-year-old Dejan arrives at an isolated monastic community led by the stern yet charismatic Father Branko. Here, addiction is confronted through work, discipline, obedience and faith. Immersed in a strict daily routine and guided by his humble mentor, Mionica, Dejan embarks on a painful journey towards recovery.
DWELLING AMONG THE GODS
Vuk Ršumović
After months of exhausting journey on her way to Europe, a young Afghan woman Fereshteh reaches Belgrade with her husband Reza and three children. Upon arrival, she finds out that her younger brother Ali, who came to Belgrade a few weeks before, has drowned and will soon be buried as an NN person.