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À demain sur la Lune

An ordinary woman finds hope and an unexpected friend in her last months on Earth. A sensual film about life and death, where gratitude gets the last word.

Thomas Balmès / France / 2025 / World Premiere

Agatha’s Almanac

Defying modernity, 90-year-old Agatha forges a solitary existence on her ancestral farm preserving heirloom seeds. A film from a vanishing world, immersing us in a handmade universe.

Amalie Atkins / Canada / 2025 / World Premiere

Always

A Chinese boy discovers the power of poetry in a picturesque and magical film from a mountain village. A striking debut of great beauty.

Deming Chen / United States, France & China / 2025 / World Premiere

Balane 3

A snapshot of life as a young African right now in a lively and chatty film from a town on the coast of Mozambique.

Ico Costa / Portugal & France / 2025 / World Premiere

Facing War

Jens Stoltenberg's last year as Secretary General of NATO, filmed with unique access to one of the greatest political leaders of our time at a time of upheaval. An epic drama about the war between Russia and Ukraine and the role the alliance will play in the future.

Tommy Gulliksen / Norway & Belgium / 2025 / World Premiere

Flophouse America

A 12-year-old boy defies his parents' alcohol abuse and finds glimmers of hope in an unexpected tragedy, in a heartbreaking film from the desperate flip side of America.

Monica Strømdahl / Norway, Netherlands & United States / 2025 / World Premiere

My Dear Theo

In a series of letters to her young son, a mother, soldier and filmmaker documents her thoughts from the Ukrainian frontline. A deeply moving and existential film of unimaginable courage.a

Alisa Kovalenko / Poland, Czech Republic & Ukraine / 2025 / World Premiere

Sanatorium

At a colossal ex-Soviet wellness center in Odessa, both patients and staff search for health, happiness and love while the war echoes through the lime green corridors.

Gar O'Rourke / Ireland, Ukraine & France / 2025 / World Premiere

The Castle

Three children transform an abandoned building in the middle of Palermo into a secret fantasy world. A charming Sicilian adventure with a bittersweet aftertaste.

Danny Biancardi, Virginia Nardelli & Stefano La Rosa / France & Italy / 2025 / World Premiere

The Father, The Sons and The Holy Spirit

Two brothers reunite after a multi-million inheritance dispute in a film about blood, bonds and breakups - and about how hard it is to escape your own family.

Christian Sønderby Jepsen / Denmark / 2025 / World Premiere

The Helsinki Effect

Hundreds of hours of archival footage from a historic Cold War summit is rolled out with ironic wit and a sharp political eye for the human drama on the grand, diplomatic stage.

Arthur Franck / Finland / 2025 / World Premiere

We Live Here

On a desolate former nuclear test site, three generations confront the haunting legacy of the past as they fight for survival and hope in a world on the brink of destruction.

Zhanana Kurmasheva / Kazakhstan / 2025 / World Premiere