21. FREE ZONE Film festival
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20. SLOBODNA ZONA
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MIRRORS NO. 3
After surviving a fatal crash, a pianist finds solace with the family of a stranger—until unsettling secrets rise to the surface.
LULA
Timely and gripping, the documentary about Brazilian president Luiz Inácio da Silva, directed by Oliver Stone, serves as a warning about the growing threat that lawfare poses to democracies around the world, while also offering an analysis of one of the greatest political comebacks of our time.
HAPPYEND
A sci-fi story set in near-future Tokyo. As the threat of a catastrophic quake looms over the city, two friends, usually troublemakers, prank their principal before graduation, leading to the installation of school surveillance.
THE END OF THE STORM
Inside story of the 2019/20 Premier League winning season. In a year when all sports came to a standstill, fans of Liverpool F.C. finally saw their team lift the trophy that had eluded them for 30 long years.
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: CODA
An intimate portrait of both the artist and the man whose music evolved from techno-pop to Oscar-winning soundtracks. Leading activist against nuclear energy in Japan, as he returns to music following a cancer diagnosis, his heightened awareness guides him toward creating a new masterpiece.
FROM HILDE WITH LOVE
Liv Lisa Fries, the star of the hit series Babylon Berlin, plays Hilde Coppi, a member of the anti-fascist resistance in Berlin in 1942, who was arrested by the Gestapo in the sixth month of her pregnancy. Based on a true story.
VUD, YOU WON
The story of the rise and fall of Dušan Vukotić, the only Yugoslav winner of an Oscar.
HOW TO MAKE MILLIONS BEFORE GRANDMA DIES
A man, driven by his desire for a multi-million dollar inheritance, begins to care for his terminally ill grandmother. However, winning her favor will not be an easy task and he is not the only one with an eye on the money. „Inspired by true stories… found in every family”.
HOME GAME
Through director Lidija Zelovic’s eyes, we confront the echoes of a divided Yugoslavia, a place torn apart by nationalism and civil war, now reflected in the rising tide of right-wing politics, nationalism, and racial tension sweeping across the Netherlands and beyond.
THE BOY WITH PINK TROUSERS
The story of Andrea Spezzacatena (15), who, in 2012, decided to take his own life because of the continuous bullying of some classmates.
RED SLIDE
Two groups of citizens clash over the redesign of a children’s playground. Is this a struggle for territorial control or ideological supremacy? Who are the true locals, and who are the foreign agents?
THE MOELLN LETTERS
Thirty years after racist attacks in German town of Mölln, survivor Ibrahim Arslan finds solidarity letters, following his family’s struggle for a victim-centered remembrance culture.
A BEAUTIFUL IMPERFECTION
Giacomo Casanova’s first and greatest love becomes a veiled courtesan who has a secret to hide.
MAGAZINE DREAMS
An amateur bodybuilder battles both the limits of his physical body and his own inner demons to gain recognition.
SUMMER OF RAMIZ
Ramiz Berbić is a former miner who suffered an accident in the late 1980s, and a former member of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The accident, the war, and the conservative environment in which Ramiz lives have all pushed him to the edge…
HYSTERIA
During the filming of a psychological drama, a mysterious fire breaks out on set, exposing fractures, fear, and paranoia among the cast and crew, as fiction and reality begin to blur.
ROSE
The magnificent Sofie Gråbøl plays a woman with schizophrenia who goes on a bus trip from Denmark to Paris with her sister and brother-in-law Vagn, where she has a secret agenda.
VISITING HOURS
The wives of two inmates serving time in the same penitentiary develop a surprising kinship.
THE REAL GEORGE MICHAEL: PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST
This is by far the most definitive feature documentary of George Michael’s amazing life, told candidly by fellow musicians and other friends who loved and respected him.
LOVEABLE
Maria struggles to balance her demanding career, four children, and a marriage that begins to crumble when her second husband, a traveling musician, asks for a divorce, forcing her into a painful journey of self-reflection and empowerment as she confronts her fears and finds strength within herself.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
In this panoramic family drama by Oscar-nominated Palestinian director Scandar Copti, personal quests, poor choices, and social pressures test cherished relationships, both well-worn and blooming.
WISDOM OF HAPPINESS
Deeply intimate documentary featuring the Dalai Lama, who, at nearly 90 years old, offers practical advice for navigating the 21st century’s challenges. The Dalai Lama speaks directly to the viewer, creating a sense of a private audience, and shares his timeless wisdom on achieving inner peace and happiness for everyone.
LIZA: A TRULY TERRIFIC ABSOLUTELY TRUE STORY
A tribute to an artist of unlimited raw talent and the deep, creative relationships she has with her mentors and influences.
CATS
A silent little boy Miša finds an abandoned kitten on the street. As his parents neglect him, he is left to learn to live life on his own through the only relationship he can build, with the kitten.
ZUCCHERO SUGAR FORNACIARI
A journey of the soul, which relies on images from Zucchero’s private archive and his last triumphant world tour, to reach beyond the portrait of a successful musician and delve into the doubts and fragilities of the man.
THE MARCHING BAND
Acclaimed conductor Thibaut has leukemia and needs a bone marrow donor. Learning he was adopted, he finds an older brother, also a musician. Their reunion takes them on a musical journey accompanied by the songs of Charles Aznavour.
UNDER THE VOLCANO
An Ukrainian family spends the last day of their vacation in Tenerife, Spain. When Russia’s invasion of Ukraine strands them on the island, they must contend with isolation, duty, fear – and each other.
BEDROCK
Bedrock is a psychological journey across today’s Poland that weaves together stories of Poles living on Holocaust sites. Through a series of intimate encounters, this poetic film looks at the unsettling contradictions people learn to live with.
PUT YOUR SOUL ON YOUR HAND AND WALK
Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Farsi connects with Fatima Hassona, Palestinian woman in Gaza, who documents life under bombardment. Their 200+ days of digital exchanges, the meaning shifts after Fatem’s death in an Israeli attack on 16/ April 2025.
2ND CHANCE
Documentary about Richard Davis, the man who invented the bulletproof vest and shot himself at least 192 times to prove that his product really works!
IF YOU ARE AFRAID, YOU PUT YOUR HEART INTO YOUR MOUTH AND SMILE
When Anna starts a new school, the distance between who she is and who she wants to be tests the bond she has with her mother, with a hearing disability.
NOT A WORD
A mother and son must deal with years of quiet and misunderstandings on a desolate island.
ONE LOVE
Upon settling in the countryside village of La Escapa, Nat accepts a disturbing sexual proposal by neighbor Andreas, paving the way for a self-consuming passion. Another romantic drama from Spanish director Isabel Coixet.
EU TEEN ZONE
PIECE OF MY HEART
In the demanding world of 1970s Amsterdam ballet, a best friendship between two talented dancers is torn apart when one ascends to stardom and succumbs to the dark side of fame.
ARZÉ
Arzé, a single mother, takes her teenage son on a journey across sectarian Beirut in search of their stolen scooter, their only source of livelihood.
FIUME O MORTE!
A punk-history lesson: citizens of Rijeka step forward to recreate the bizarre chapter of D’Annunzio’s 16-month occupation in 1919-20.