Two strangers connect in the intimate confines of a train compartment in Juho Kuosmanen’s arresting sophomore feature.
Festival Programme
Films — by Genre
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Award-winners
![Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan](/assets/resized/sm/upload/d1/au/n9/20/Crock%20of%20Gold_HERO-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=52afb40470)
Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan
Documentarian Julien Temple explores the close ties between Shane MacGowan, Ireland’s beloved punk poet, and his home country’s tumultuous history.
![Dear Comrades!](/assets/resized/sm/upload/sy/3o/4r/74/Dear%20Comrades_HERO-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=6be8148e5d)
Dear Comrades!
Dorogie tovarishchi!
Andrey Konchalovsky’s tense political drama, a Venice prize-winner beautifully shot and rich with historical detail, tells the story of an infamous 1962 Soviet massacre and its attempted cover-up.
![Flee](/assets/resized/sm/upload/oj/0m/9p/sc/Flee-2000x1125px-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=80e3b9b8e5)
Flee
A thrilling tale of resilience, Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winner Flee is just as interested in the quiet toll trauma takes on survivors as it is the extraordinary acts that ensured their survival.
![Great Freedom](/assets/resized/sm/upload/qe/t3/c4/a6/Great%20Freedom_HERO-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=6d27bea058)
Great Freedom
Die Grosse Freiheit
In post-war Germany, Hans is repeatedly convicted for being gay. Over his many stints in prison, he develops a tumultuous friendship with Viktor. A moving film about the forces that conspire to destroy one man’s freedom.
![Happening](/assets/resized/sm/upload/yv/c3/cw/3x/_Happening-Still-etalo_HERO-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=1830740c11)
Happening
L’événement
Winner of the Golden Lion for Best Film at the 2021 Venice International Film Festival, Happening is a powerful and timely abortion drama, executed precisely by director Audrey Diwan.
![A Hero](/assets/resized/sm/upload/wo/b6/oy/ql/A%20Hero_HERO-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=9a2579e47f)
A Hero
Ghahreman
Set against the vibrant backdrop of urban Shiraz, an affable but desperate prisoner is almost undone by a ‘selfless’ gesture that goes viral.
![I'm Your Man](/assets/resized/sm/upload/f8/70/3g/50/I'm%20Your%20Man_HERO-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=b81615be36)
I'm Your Man
Ich bin dein Mensch
An archaeologist reluctantly agrees to test-run a humanoid love robot programmed to fulfil her desires in this poignant comedy starring Downton Abbey’s Dan Stevens.
![Language Lessons](/assets/resized/sm/upload/hc/p6/zw/hs/Language%20Lessons_HERO-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=dda21e88a3)
Language Lessons
Two strangers explore the pleasures and pitfalls of platonic friendship while bonding over online Spanish lessons in this intimate, expressive drama shot during lockdown over video-chat calls.
![Memoria](/assets/resized/sm/upload/93/zh/8e/1x/Memoria-2000x1125px-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=5ff0982344)
Memoria
Follow Tilda Swinton on a strange supernatural journey into the Colombian jungle, in this hypnotic new film from the director of Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives and Cemetery of Splendour.
![Night of the Kings](/assets/resized/sm/upload/4a/v1/nz/i9/NIGHT%20OF%20THE%20KINGS%20LIGHT-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=35414209ce)
Night of the Kings
La nuit des rois
If a young man cannot command an inmate-run prison with his storytelling, his first night behind bars promises to be his last in this lush, striking and unexpected tale that blends magical realism with current affairs.
![Nitram](/assets/resized/sm/upload/kb/0e/v2/6l/nitram-burningcar-01-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=13afd408b6)
Nitram
The first Australian film featured in Cannes’ Official Selection in a decade, Justin Kurzel’s disturbing dive into the tormented mind and soul of a mass-shooter is bolstered by four remarkable lead performances.
![President](/assets/resized/sm/upload/ry/99/tf/fh/President_HERO-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=064d01d97b)
President
Moving with the breathless intensity of a political thriller, this disturbing document of potential voter fraud in the 2018 Zimbabwe election is elevated by astonishing access to key players behind-the-scenes.
![Quo Vadis, Aida?](/assets/resized/sm/upload/r7/lf/lt/hf/Quo%20Vadis%20Aida_HERO-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=255f4deee6)
Quo Vadis, Aida?
This pressure-cooker Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Film puts viewers on the frontlines of an impending massacre in the Bosnian genocide – with harrowing power.
![Titane](/assets/resized/sm/upload/1t/7q/gg/3j/Titane_HERO-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=dd971acd1a)
Titane
“Titane is coming, and it’s coming to fuck you up." — Jessica Kiang, The Playlist
![Undine](/assets/resized/sm/upload/lg/83/0t/m9/Undine-2000x1125px-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=9bd04cb45b)
Undine
This captivating tale of fated lovers, drawing on myth and fantasy, is also a love song to Berlin.
![Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America](/assets/resized/sm/upload/gh/w8/qb/qr/WhoWeAreAChronicleofRacisminAmerica-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=d8419ad905)
Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America
Equipped with keen intelligence and a big heart, lawyer Jeffery Robinson educates and challenges in equal measure, giving voice to the silenced and seeking acceptance of racist realities in pursuit of lasting change.