Programme Main screening hall

Monday October 21 8:15 PM

Love Machine

Georgy, singer of a two-man-band, loses his partner and friend. Broke and with no place to live, Georgy discovers a profitable market niche. He decides to offer himself and his body to the ladies in return for payment. It's running smoothly in his new line of work until new complications arise: Georgy falls in love with Jadwiga, a driving instructor.

in German with Czech subtitles

Love Machine

Austria

·

2019

·

90 min

Directed by

Andreas Schmied

Starring

Tuesday

October 22

Tuesday October 22 3:30 PM

3:30 PM Discount

A White, White Day

In a remote Icelandic town, an off duty police chief begins to suspect a local man for having had an affair with his wife, who recently died in a car accident. Gradually his obsession for finding out the truth accumulates and inevitably begins to endanger himself and his loved ones. A story of grief, revenge and unconditional love.

in Icelandic with Czech subtitles

Hvítur, Hvítur Dagur

·

2019

·

109 min

Directed by

Hlynur Pálmason

Starring

Tuesday October 22 6:00 PM

Sweethearts

Forced together by fate and an ill-executed diamond robbery, professional criminal Mel and her easily-panicked hostage Franny are in a race against time. Soon pursued by a relentless detective and the greedy Berlin underworld, the mismatched pair are left with no other choice than to work together.

in German with Czech and English subtitles

Sweethearts

Germany

·

2019

·

107 min

Directed by

Karoline Herfurth

Starring

Tuesday October 22 8:15 PM

Crush My Heart

Two Romany teenagers fall in love after being sent away from their poor village in Eastern Slovakia to beg on the streets of wealthy Vienna. For the first time they get a glimpse of happiness, but it doesn't last long.

in Slovak and German with English and German subtitles

Zerschlag mein Herz

Austria

·

2018

·

99 min

Directed by

Alexandra Makarová

Starring

Wednesday

October 23

Wednesday October 23 3:30 PM

3:30 PM Discount

Downton Abbey

The continuing story of the Crawley family, wealthy owners of a large estate in the English countryside in the early 20th century.

in English with Czech subtitles

Downton Abbey

United Kingdom

·

2019

·

122 min

Directed by

Michael Engler

Starring

Wednesday October 23 6:00 PM

Midnight Runner

A young chef and long distance runner is tormented by the loss of his brother not too long ago. He focusses on his running, his girlfriend and his work. But when he believes he is not treated fairly he takes out his anger on vulnerable women walking alone at night. This is a gripping thriller and based on similar incidents in Switzerland in the 1990s.

in German with Czech subtitles

Der Läufer

Switzerland

·

2018

·

92 min

Directed by

Hannes Baumgartner

Starring

Wednesday October 23 8:15 PM

What Have We Done to Deserve This?

Wanda's world has been turned upside down when her teenage daughter Nina suddenly turns up in a hijab. Secretly, Nina has converted to Islam; she exclusively eats halal, strictly observes the prayer times and wishes to be called Fatima. Mother of a liberal Viennese patchwork family, Wanda is appalled; she has always strongly stood against religious fanaticism. However, all attempts to make Nina see reason fail. To make matters worse, Wanda's ex-husband has just fathered a child with his latest... more...

in German with Czech and English subtitles

Womit haben wir das verdient?

Austria

·

2018

·

91 min

Directed by

Eva Spreitzhofer

Starring

Thursday

October 24

Thursday October 24 6:00 PM

Raus

Glocke had a simple plan to set the pimp Hermann's SUV on fire, become an internet star and impress Lena. Instead, he drops into a mobile toilette and becomes a web-fail. He decides to follow the web call to hike and search for the drop-out Friedrich. Together with Judith, Steffi, Elias and Paule he heads of into the Harz. As access to internet and smartphones are not allowed the plan to start all over again works and the adventure brings... more...

in German with Czech and English subtitles

Raus

Germany

·

2018

·

101 min

Directed by

Philipp Hirsch

Starring

Thursday October 24 8:15 PM

Cut Off

Thriller set in the world of Forensic Pathology. Coroner Paul Herzfeld finds a capsule in the head of a heavily mutilated corpse, containing a phone number and single word: the name of his daughter.

in German with Czech and English subtitles

Abgeschnitten

Germany

·

2018

·

132 min

Directed by

Christian Alvart

Starring

Friday

October 25

Friday October 25 6:00 PM

The Ground Beneath My Feet

Not yet 30, Lola controls her personal life with the same ruthless efficiency she uses to optimize profits in her job as a high-powered business consultant. No one knows about her older sister Conny or her family's history of mental illness. But when a tragic event forces Conny back into Lola's life and her secrets begin to unravel, Lola's grip on reality seems to slips away.

in German and English with Czech subtitles

Der Boden unter den Füßen

Austria

·

2019

·

108 min

Directed by

Marie Kreutzer

Starring

Friday October 25 8:15 PM

Kaviar

Only a crazy oligarch could think of building a lavish Florence-style palace on a central bridge in the heart of Vienna. But his interpreter Nadia together with her best friend and her nanny have a just as crazy sabotage plan. Who will succeed?

in German and Russian with Czech subtitles

Kaviar

Austria

·

2019

·

93 min

Directed by

Elena Tikhonova

Starring

Thursday

October 31

Thursday October 31 8:00 PM

8:00 PM

Solo

Czech subtitles

Solo

2019

·

84 min

Directed by

Artemio Benki

Starring

Martín Aníbal Perino

Friday

November 1

Friday November 1 6:00 PM

Big Wata

In Western Africa, a group of determined young men strive to open and promote Sierra Leone's first surfing club despite village politics and the ongoing threat of Ebola.

in English with English subtitles

Big Wata

Netherlands

·

2018

·

80 min

Directed by

Gugi van der Velden

Friday November 1 7:30 PM

7:30 PM

Momentum Generation

For the first time in their careers, the core members of surfing's most legendary crew - including Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Shane Dorian, Taylor Knox, Benji Weatherley, Kalani Robb, Ross Williams, Taylor Steele, and Pat O'Connell - have agreed to tell their story together, giving the filmmakers unprecedented access to their inner circle, and tens of thousands of hours of private archives. After leaving their families in their early teens to live crammed together in a house on the North... more...

English subtitles

Momentum Generation

2018

·

103 min

Directed by

Starring

Friday November 1 9:30 PM

9:30 PM

Priboi

'Priboi' is the first full-length documentary about Russian surfing. These are the stories of people who live in waves. A story about real life, about the happiness of being free.

in Russian with English subtitles

Priboi

Russian Federation

·

2018

·

80 min

Directed by

Konstantin Kokorev

Saturday

November 2

Saturday November 2 5:30 PM

5:30 PM

Between Fjords: premiéra traileru česko-islandského dokumentu

in Czech with Czech subtitles

Between Fjords: premiéra traileru česko-islandského dokumentu

Saturday November 2 6:30 PM

6:30 PM

Where the desert meets the ocean

in Czech

Kde poušť potkává oceán

2018

·

45 min

Directed by

Václav Píša

Starring

Saturday November 2 8:05 PM

8:05 PM

Transcending waves

English subtitles

Transcending waves

75 min

Saturday November 2 9:30 PM

9:30 PM

Vague à l'âme

English subtitles

Vague à l'âme

Saturday

November 16

Saturday November 16 6:00 PM

To the Stars

1960s, Oklahoma. Bullied by her classmates, reclusive Iris finds small-town life pure torment; for self-assuredMaggie, however, moving to the sticks provides an opportunity to stand out from the rest. What begins as an uneven relationship between two very different girls gradually grows into a sturdy friendship which starts to bring Iris out of her shell. But can the girls be truly themselves? As the heroines soon discover, a society bound by gender traditions doesn’t easily tolerate those who step out... more...

in English with Czech subtitles

To the Stars

USA

·

2019

·

109 min

Directed by

Martha Stephens

Starring

Saturday November 16 8:30 PM

Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life

Jonathan Agassi was one of the most famous pornstars of the legendary Lucas Entertainment studio. An exciting life full of sexual adventures, travelling all over the world and endless partying cannot last forever, however. Torn by the family home with his mother in Israel and the wild life in Berlin, he gradually succumbs to drug addiction and falls through utter loneliness all the way to the bottom. Tomer Heymann's portrait offers an insight into the porn industry, and, on the... more...

in English and Hebrew with Czech subtitles

Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life

·

2018

·

106 min

Directed by

Tomer Heymann

Sunday

November 17

Sunday November 17 8:30 PM

Port Authority

Lonely Paul is struggling in New York. He lives in a boarding house and is making a living by cleaning out the flats of rent dodgers. Wye loves voguing and is a part of a family of other dancers – a family that might not be related through blood, but is bonded by mutual respect, love, and passion for dancing. Their worlds could not be more different, and yet they fall in love. When Paul realizes that Wye is trans,... more...

in English with Czech subtitles

Port Authority

·

2019

·

94 min

Directed by

Danielle Lessovitz

Starring

Monday

November 18

Monday November 18 6:00 PM

Something Must Break

A gritty story taking place in Stockholm, about the passionate love between the self-abusive Sebastian who wants to be a woman, and the easy-going Andreas who is certainly not gay.

in Swedish with Czech and English subtitles

Nånting måste gå sönder

Sweden

·

2014

·

85 min

Directed by

Ester Martin Bergsmark

Starring

Monday November 18 8:30 PM

Greta

What would you do if your best friend desperately needed a bed in a crowded hospital to survive? Would you kick someone out? Pedro not only faces the dilemma of how to help his friend, but one night, he also decides to assist Jean, a criminal who is on the run, by offering him refuge in his home. Who cares if Pedro is seventy and Jean is barely thirty? Passion spiced up by the fear of loneliness will find its... more...

in Portuguese with Czech and English subtitles

Greta

Brazil

·

2019

·

97 min

Tuesday

November 19

Tuesday November 19 6:00 PM

Madame

Madame is a documentary following the relationship between Stéphane and his ninety-year-old grandma Caroline, who involuntarily became a housewife in the 1920s. Caroline's life was full of self-repression and self-denial, but she still managed to keep an open mind, as that was the only way to remain free in a world full of oppression. And Stéphane is facing a similar struggle in our modern, seemingly more enlightened times. The audience can witness exciting and inspiring film archaeology, which uncovers the... more...

in French with Czech and English subtitles

Madame

Switzerland

·

2019

·

93 min

Directed by

Stephane Riethauser

Starring

Tuesday November 19 8:30 PM

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

True, Cameron is dating a boy, but she’s in love with a girl in her class. When she’s caught making out with her in the backseat of a car, her guardians take drastic steps: they send their ward to a Christian camp for gay conversion therapy. Set in the 1990s, this adaptation of Emily Danforth’scoming-of-age novel, which offers up a variation on the queer comedy But I’m a Cheerleader, took the GrandJury Prize in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at last... more...

in English with Czech subtitles

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

USA

·

2018

·

91 min

Directed by

Desiree Akhavan

Starring

Wednesday

November 20

Wednesday November 20 6:00 PM

Seahorse

At thirty, Freddy is ready to start his own family. However, as a trans man, his path to desired parenthood is not easy. Years of discussions and preparations finally result in the decision to bear the baby himself. This purely pragmatic choice is understandable for his unconditionally loving mother, but it's confusing for others. The hostility against transgender people worldwide is growing against the backdrop of Freddy's story, and he is forced to confront his own naivety and illusions with... more...

in English with Czech subtitles

Seahorse

United Kingdom

·

2019

·

89 min

Directed by

Jeanie Finlay

Wednesday November 20 8:30 PM

The Ground Beneath My Feet

Not yet 30, Lola controls her personal life with the same ruthless efficiency she uses to optimize profits in her job as a high-powered business consultant. No one knows about her older sister Conny or her family's history of mental illness. But when a tragic event forces Conny back into Lola's life and her secrets begin to unravel, Lola's grip on reality seems to slips away.

in German and English with Czech and English subtitles

Der Boden unter den Füßen

Austria

·

2019

·

108 min

Directed by

Marie Kreutzer

Starring

Thursday

November 21

Thursday November 21 6:00 PM

Changing the Game

Three high-schoolers--Sarah,Andraya and Mack--want nothing more than to focus fully on sports and represent their schools in order to get a university scholarship. Their schedules are dominated solely by lessons and training. Free time is non-existent for them.But their situation is complicated by the fact that they're trans, and according to the sports rules, they must compete in a category they would not voluntarily choose for themselves. Critical reactions come soon enough and trigger a crucial question: can hormone therapy... more...

in English with Czech subtitles

Changing the Game

USA

·

2019

·

95 min

Friday

November 22

Friday November 22 8:30 PM

Soldier's Girl

Calpernia is a trans singer performing in Nashville in a bar that is popular among soldiers from the nearby base. When Barry Winchell, a soldier new at the barracks, sees her on stage for the first time, he cannot stop thinking about her. A relationship gradually develops between the two while they both struggle with their own prejudices and worries, as well as with outside hostility. This award-winning television drama was nominated for theEmmys and Golden Globes, and tells the... more...

in English with Czech subtitles

Soldier's Girl

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2003

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112 min

Directed by

Frank Pierson

Starring