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Club Zero and The Last Ambassador

Club Zero (Country: Austria, UK, Germany, France, Denmark; Year: 2023; Director: Jessica Hausner; Writer: Jessica Hausner, Géraldine Bajard; Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Sam Hoare, Camilla Ritherford, Amanda Lawrence, Elsa Zylberstein)

A teacher takes a job at an elite school and forms a strong bond with five students - a relationship which eventually takes a dangerous turn.

Full Review See: Jessica Hausner in conversation on costume designer Tanja Hausner, cinematographer Martin Gschlacht, Sidse Babette Knudsen, and Peter & the Wolf in Club Zero
, Jessica Hausner in conversation on Club Zero, Elsa Zylberstein and Mathieu Demy as parents, and the Pied Piper of Hamelin

Holiday (Country: Austria, Germany; Year: 2004; Director: Jessica Hausner)

Irene gets a job as a hotel maid, but soon finds out that the previous maid disappeared under mysterious circumstances.

The Last Ambassador (Country: Austria; Year: 2025; Director: Natalie Halla; Writer: Natalie Halla; Stars: Manizha Bakhtari, Naser Hotaki, Parnian Hotaki)

Profile of the Afghan ambassador in Vienna, Manizha Bakhtari, as she defies the incoming Taliban government and fights for women's rights.

Full Review See: Natalie Halla on capturing the life of Manizha Bahktari in The Last Ambassador

Lourdes (Country: Austria; Year: 2009; Director: Jessica Hausner; Writer: Jessica Hausner; Stars: Gilette Barbier, Walter Benn, Aurelia Burckhardt, Martin Habacher, Hubert Kramar, Gerhard Liebmann, Elina Löwensohn, Petra Morzé, Martin Thomas Pesl, Linde Prelog, Léa Seydoux, Sylvie Testud, Bruno Todeschini, Orsolya Tóth, Thomas Uhlir)

The story of a wheelchair-using woman's pilgrimage in search of a miracle.

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Lovely Rita (Country: Austria/Germany; Year: 2001; Director: Jessica Hausner; Writer: Jessica Hausner; Stars: Barbara Osika, Christoph Bauer, Peter Fiala, Wolfgang Kostal, Karina Brandlmayer)

Teenage angst in a dull town leads to life-threatening acts that cause distress.

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Lourdes and Mother's Baby

Melt (Country: Austria; Year: 2025; Director: Nikolaus Geyrhalter)

Documentary captures the beauty of Earth’s frozen landscapes and the people living among them.

Mother's Baby (Country: Austria, Germany, Switzerland; Year: 2025; Director: Johanna Moder; Writer: Arne Kohlweyer, Johanna Moder; Stars: Claes Bang, Julia Franz Richter, Marie Leuenberger, Hans Löw, Caroline Frank, Andreas Ortner, Judith Altenberger, Evelyn Ruzicka, Nina Fog, Nairi Hadodo, Ines Miro, Selina Ströbele, Tchuci)

The family dream becomes a nightmare as 40-year-old Julia struggles to bond with her newborn child.

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The Souffleur (Country: Austria, Argentina; Year: 2025; Director: Gastón Solnicki; Writer: Julia Niemann, Gastón Solnicki; Stars: Willem Dafoe, Lilly Lindner, Stephanie Argerich, Gastón Solnicki, Imona Mirrakhimova, Claus Philipp, Camille Clair)

A hotelier whose establishment is scheduled for redevelopment tries to cling to the past.

The Stories (Country: Austria, France, Belgium, Egypt, Sweden; Year: 2025; Director: Abu Bakr Shawky)

A tragicomedy encompasses political turmoil, football euphoria, and a wide range of Egyptian songs from 1967 to 1984.

White Snail (Country: Austria, Germany; Year: 2025; Director: Elsa Kremser, Levin Peter; Writer: Elsa Kremser, Levin Peter; Stars: Marya Imbro, Mikhail Senkov)

A Belarusian model dreaming of a career in China finds herself drawn to a mysterious loner who works the night shift at a morgue. A fragile love story.