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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2026

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Black Slaughter (Country: France, Israel; Year: 2026; Director: Gigi Betito; Writer: Gigi Betito, Gili Yalo, Julien Favre; Stars: Teddy Neguse, Lia Elalouf, Mariano Idelman, Lev Negato, Yonantan Rosovsky, Ahmed Abu Sager)
A young Ethiopian Jew’s search for a sacrificial sheep becomes a journey through identity, faith, and belonging.
World premiere
Exotic (Country: Poland; Year: 2026; Director: Sonja Orlewicz-Zakrzewska; Writer: Sonja Orlewicz-Zakrzewska; Stars: Jaśmina Polak, Magdalena Koleśnik, Monika Frajczyk, Karolina Kowalska, Hubert Miłkowski, Bartosz Bielenia)
International premiere
Happy Ending (Country: Iran; Year: 2026; Director: Atena Mahmoudi; Writer: Atena Mahmoudi, Abdolreza Heydari; Stars: Melika Pazouki, Amirali Eliyas, Maryam Gorji, Amir Hivand, Anis Saniei, Shiva Ordoei, Roham Ziyaei)
They heal, dance, sing, drink, love, and film their lives in Tehran as an attack on Iran draws near.
World premiere
In Starland (Country: United Kingdom, US; Year: 2026; Director: Ray Panthaki; Writer: Ray Panthaki, Jason Kavan; Stars: Clarence Maclin, Marcus Scribner, Maxwell Cunningham, Bella Maclean, Miss Benny, Leesie Pinto, Colin Buckingham, Ben Dickey, Gallant, Kang Dong Gyung, Mollee Gray)
A middle-aged man's life is shaken up after a group of young influencers crash into it.
World premiere
Lionheart (Løvehjerte) (Country: Denmark; Year: 2026; Director: Nagieb Khaja; Writer: Jesper Fink, Nagieb Khaja; Stars: Besir Zeciri, Mohammed Djeziri, Ermela Dhimitri, Bjarne Henriksen, Karima Bouylud)
Having grown up in the suburbs of Copenhagen, Luan knows the underworld and its rules better than any other life. That’s where he’s belonged all his life. Now he wants to get out.
International premiere
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