Special Program in Focus

• Korea
• 2025
• 112min

“At twenty, there’s more to be curious about than just sex.” At the dawn of the 21st century, this striking declaration on a poster announced the arrival of twenty-year-olds unlike any seen before in Korean cinema. Five classmates...

• Rotterdam Special Mention

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• Korea
• 2025
• 120min

“Before watching The Host I didn′t know a film could move through so many different tones, drama, comedy, horror, and then do it all over again. This film taught me that many tones can coexist within a single film, it′s all about ...

• Cannes Directors′ Fortnight

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• Italy
• 2025
• 107min

The 1978 kidnapping and murder of Prime Minister Aldo Moro, the architect of the historic compromise between the Italian Communist Party and Christian Democracy, remains one of the most shocking events in Italian modern political ...

• Venice Competition

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• Iran
• 2025
• 74min

The Day I Became a Woman, a landmark in Asian women’s cinema, weaves together the stories of three women?Hava, Ahoo, and Hoora?into a series of episodes. On her ninth birthday, a young girl named Hava is told that today is the day...

• Venice CinemAvvenire Award Best First Film

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• Japan
• 2025
• 100min

“A cinematic poem of silence, words traced in the air, and a riverside farewell between those who have wounded each other.” ? Novelist EUN Huigyeong Based on the autobiography of a female boxer with a hearing disability, Small, S...

• Berlin Encounters

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• Japan
• 2025
• 180min

Drive My Car, Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s eighth feature film, follows the healing journey of theater director Kafuku and his assigned chauffeur Misaki during a theater festival. At the heart of this story is actor Nishijima Hidetoshi, wh...

• Cannes Best Screenplay

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• United States
• 2025
• 125min

“This year marks the 50th anniversary of the film. It’s a story of truth, marginalized voices, tragedy, and a searing critique of the media. At the time, it couldn’t be seen in Korea?but it should have been. Above all, it’s Al Pac...

• San Sebastian Best Actor

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• Italy
• 2025
• 91min

Marco Bellocchio’s Eyes and Mouth (1982) begins with the protagonist returning to his hometown upon hearing the news of his twin brother’s suicide. In one scene, the protagonist asks his brother to read Capital: A Critique of Poli...

• Cannes Premiere

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• Korea
• 2025
• 108min

Choon-hee, who makes a living filming wedding videos, dreams of becoming a screenwriter. One day, Cheol-soo, on his final military leave, barges into her home, demanding to know the whereabouts of his girlfriend. Thus begins a bri...

Special Program in Focus

• Korea
• 2025
• 148min

Based on Murakami Haruki’s short story, Barn Burning, Burning is about the enigmatic relationship between three people. Jongsu meets childhood friend Haemi, who seems to be lively but somewhat hollow, and falls for her. But Haemi ...

• Cannes Competition FIPRESCI Prize