Saturday 14. 09.

The Teacher’s Lounge

Das Lehrerzimmer

DE/US, 2023, 98 min.; de, tr, pl, en / sk tit

Director: Ilker Çatak

Carla is a maths and sports teacher and is new not only to the school but also to work in general. As soon as she starts, she discovers that thefts are taking place. She could put up with this state…

Other People’s Children

Les enfants des autres

FR, 2022, 103 min.; fr, he / cz tit

Director: Rebecca Zlotowski

Other People’s Children, premiered as a competition entry at the Venice Film Festival. It captivated audiences with its deeply moving and sharply drawn portrait of a woman’s shifting emotions, stirred by maternal instincts and societal pressure. Rachel (played by the…

A Good Mind Grows in Thorny Places

Dom Strom

SK/CZ, 2023, 20 min.; sk / en sub

Director: Katarína Gramatová

12-year-old Adam, a Romani kid with grown-up responsibilities, lives in the so-called Slovak “hungry valley”, trying to earn cash for energy drinks by chopping trees with his older brother. Adam looks up to his brother for his tree-sawing skills, despite…

Horia

Horia

RO/BG/RS, 2023, 108 min.; ro / en sub / sk tit

Director: Ana Maria Comanescu

Restless teenager Horia takes his father’s old motorbike on a cross-country road trip to meet his love. Thirteen-year-old sassy Stela joins in and an unlikely friendship develops. Horia embarks on a journey to find his free spirit and himself. For…

Green Border

Zielona granica

PL/US/CZ/FR/BE/DE/TR, 2023, 152 min.; pl, ar, en, fr / cz tit

Director: Agnieszka Holland

After relocating to the Suwałki region, psychologist Julia becomes an involuntary witness and participant in the dramatic events on the Polish-Belarusian border. She decides to give up her comfortable life and joins a group of activists helping refugees. At the…

A Different Man

A Different Man

US, 2024, 112 min.; en / cz tit

Director: Aaron Schimberg

Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically alter his appearance and identity. However, his new face that he dreamed of soon turns into a nightmare, and he becomes obsessed with reclaiming what he has lost. The film…

Between Revolutions

Intre revolutii

RO/HR/QA/IR, 2023, 69 min.; ro, fa / en sub / sk tit

Director: Vlad Petri

In 1970s Bucharest, Zahra and Maria form a deep friendship while studying at university. As political turmoil simmers in Iran, Zahra is forced to return home, leaving Maria behind. Over the next decade, they maintain their connection through a series…

The Most Beautiful Corner in the World

Najkrajší kút v šírom svete

SK, 2022, 25 min.; sk, ua / en sub

Director: Robo Mihály

The documentary essay sets the mirror of contemporary Slovak society by pointing out the inability to reflect language and history, which has led to the threat of new authoritarianism. In the film, we watch a young Ukrainian woman who is…

Do Not Expect Too Much of the End of the World

Nu astepta prea mult de la sfârsitul lumii

RO/LX/FR/HR, 2023, 163 min.; ro, en, de, hu, it / en sub / sk tit

Director: Radu Jude

Angela, an overworked production assistant is always on the move. She drives around the city of Bucharest in order to film the casting for a “safety at work” video commissioned by a multinational company, ostensibly to raise awareness among its…

Oasis

Oasis

CL, 2024, 80 min.; es / en sub / sk tit

Director: Tamara Uribe, Felipe Morgado

A social uprising shakes Chile, the neoliberal oasis of Latin America. Millions of people take to the streets to protest against a historically unequal system and to raise their voices for social rights, environmental justice and respect for human rights.

The Whisper of Freedom

The Whisper of Freedom

SK, 2023, 16 min.; sk / en sub

Director: Anna Ahaliieva

The plot of the film takes place in the 80s of the last century in Czechoslovakia. The story shows the necessity of concealing the love between two women, which would have been unacceptable to society at that time. Certain circumstances…

Priscilla

Priscilla

IT/US, 2023, 113 min.; en / cz tit

Director: Sofia Coppola

Oscar winner Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation) presents the darker side of a pop icon in a stylish portrait of one of the greatest love stories of the 20th century. In 1959, fourteen-year-old Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley, who is…

Grey Zone

Šedá zóna

SK, 2024, 75 min.; sk / en sub

Director: Daniela Meressa Rusnoková

A film essay, a personal story, a tribute to mothers and families of premature babies, at-risk newborns and the vulnerable and disadvantaged.

Silo

Silo

SK, 2023, 10 min.; sk / en sub

Director: Imrich Kútik

Claire finds herself in the middle of a small farmstead surrounded by wheat fields. Against her will, she becomes a part of a closed community of women who are forced to work endlessly by apparitions of crows. Their job is…

Four Little Adults

Neljä pientä aikuista

FI/SE, 2023, 122 min.; fi / cz tit

Director: Selma Vilhunen

Polyamory today seems to be associated exclusively with the alternative lifestyles of Generation Z. However, some of us who have experienced much in our love lives may also feel constrained by monogamous relationships. Juulia is a successful member of parliament,…

This Peculiar Day

Tento divný deň

SK, 2023, 19 min.; sk / en sub

Director: Emília Ondriašová

Martin is an art curator who has it all—a niche gallery, a flat in a hip neighborhood, and a beautiful, successful wife. However, the monotony of everyday life bores him. So, he fills the hole dug by the lack of…

The Third End of the Stick

Tretí koniec palice

SK, 2023, 88 min.; cz, sk, rom / en sub

Director: Jaro Vojtek

Otherness within otherness. What does it mean to be different in a community that is itself excluded from society? The documentary follows the fate of Roma people who have become a minority in a minority society. Queer Roma men and…

Coup de Chance

Coup de chance

US/FR/UK, 2023, 93 min.; fr / cz tit

Director: Woody Allen

Coup de Chance is the fiftieth and likely final film by the legendary screenwriter and director Woody Allen. This romantic comedy-drama explores the pivotal role that chance and luck play in our lives. Fanny and Jean seem like the perfect…

Young Film Talents of the Workshop Azyl 2024

Other Spaces: Krátke filmy, 60 min.

The participants of the AZYL FILM WORKSHOP had the opportunity to make their own short films on the topic of “taboo” under the guidance of professional lecturers. During five days, they tried almost all positions in the production of an…

ArchitecTour

komentovaná prehliadka, 90 min.

The House of Arts in Piešťany is one of the most well-preserved modernist buildings in Slovakia and was recently declared a National Cultural Monument. A guided tour with architects Lívia Gažová and Eva Rohoňová focuses on the architectural concept of…

Local pop-up and vinyl market

predajný market, 300 min.

Take advantage of this unique opportunity and visit our pop-up shop featuring pieces from local creators. You’ll find upcycled as well as brand-new timeless pieces from the Lub.kin tailoring workshop, original products from the ceramics studio, and much more. If…

Bali G

DJ set, 150 min.

Having lived for years at the center of a vibrant Scottish and Dutch club scene, Bali G had his musical aesthetic formed by venues with rich history such as Glasgow’s Subclub, La Cheetah or Berkley Suite, and Amsterdam’s De School,…

Vertigo Live – Live Recording of the SME Daily’s Film Podcast

Diskusia, 90 min.

Juraj Malíček and Peter Konečný in a live recording of the Vertigo podcast, which brings many reviews of films and series every Saturday. If you are thinking about what movie you should go to see (or what not to see)…

Living Large

Život k sežrání

CZ/SK/FR, 2024, 80 min.; sk dub

Director: Kristina Dufková

12-year-old Ben has just hit puberty and suddenly his weight’s a problem—for him and for everyone else. The other kids bully him, his divorced parents don’t know what to do… Even the school nurse is worried about him. So, despite…

Czechoslovak Architecture 58–89

Architektura ČSSR ‘58 – ‘89

CZ/SK, 2024, 126 min.; cz / en sub

Director: Jan Zajíček

Brutally beautiful, yet brutally overlooked. Amidst the gray sea of prefabricated panel buildings, the second half of the 20th century also saw the creation of exceptional, spiritual, and timeless structures that garnered attention even in the West. Jan Zajíček, inspired…

Parthenope

Parthenope

IT/FR, 2024, 136 min.; it / cz tit

Director: Paolo Sorrentino

The captivating Parthenope may not just be a woman, but a myth or a siren. Born of sea foam in the Bay of Naples, she spends her youth searching for happiness, freedom and herself. She falls in love with the…

Love Lies Bleeding (1/2)

Love Lies Bleeding

GB/US, 2024, 104 min.; en / cz tit

Director: Rose Glass

At the end of the 1980s, in a desolate American backwater, reclusive gym owner Lou (Kristen Stewart) falls head over heels for Jackie (Katy O’Brian), a muscle-bound bodybuilder aiming to win the championships in Las Vegas. Their passionate love and…

Antiviral

Antiviral

CA/FR, 2012, 108 min.; en / sk tit

Director: Brandon Cronenberg

A dystopian world in which celebrity obsession has become a religion. A 24-hour TV channel constantly feeds its viewers with intimate information about current starlets. Fans have never been so close to their darlings. If you have the money, a…