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The 55th edition of the festival takes place from 29 January to 8 February 2026.
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Russia, early 1990s. Amid post-Soviet chaos, a brilliant young man, Vadim Baranov, charts his path. First an artist, then a reality show producer, he becomes the spin doctor to a rising KGB agent: Vladimir Putin.
A food influencer secretly struggles with bulimia as she navigates online fame, close friendships, and a painful past.
When radical science backfires, miners and researchers confront apocalypse.
A fairy tale about a maid who concocts a plan to help her mistress.
A mother battling trauma faces a surreal nightmare when toilets mysteriously transform into killer beings, forcing her to confront both her personal demons and these bizarre supernatural threats.
Migration story seen through the eyes of a young girl.
Revisiting a teenage crush on a teacher, Angelica Ruffier embarks on a delicate journey of memory and desire.
Two half-sisters return to Gran Canaria after their mother's death.
The story of Rojin, a Kurdish-Finnish doctor, who uncovers a family secret that challenges everything she thought she knew.
Haunted by the killing of his Palestinian childhood friend Aseel Asleh by Israeli police in 2000, Roy Cohen revisits their friendship through a cinematic letter addressed to Aseel.
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