Veggie Garden in the Conflict Zone

The Painted Bird(cs)

After losing his parents, a young Jewish boy wanders Eastern Europe, seeking refuge during World War II.

Donbass(uk)

In the historic Donbass region of eastern Ukraine, despite the cruel war that has been raging since 2014 between the self-proclaimed People's Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk and the Ukrainian government, people try to survive in the rotten heart of chaos, where violence disguises itself as peace, propaganda becomes univocal truth and hatred reigns in the name of love.

Immelmann Turn(uk)

After the downing of the Ukrainian plane, the crew members find themselves in the occupied territory of Donbas and are forced to get out of there alone, for which they will have to turn the "double Immelmann" with their lives. The mother of one of the crew members, who is trying to help her son escape from captivity.

The Spirit Of Witkacy(pl)

Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz, better known as Witkacy, enivsages the future horrors of the Polish nation, as embodied by Stalin and Hitler, and the world collapsing into chaos.

Chronicles of the Middle Ages(ru)

Shot in Kyiv, Bucha and Gostomel in May 2022, the film shows eyewitnesses of the beginning of the full-scale invasion and the following Russian occupation. The protagonists share their impressions of those days and their thoughts about the present and future.

Moskau 1941 - Stimmen am Abgrund(de)

A Long-Standing Story(uk)

After Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Ukrainians abroad decide to confront the challenge and join the volunteer center "Blue-Yellow Cross" in Cologne to provide humanitarian aid. Vika, recently returned from Ukraine, and Anna, whose daughter is still in Ukraine, because she is waiting for her dad, he is currently serving in the military. The film reflects the dedication of Ukrainians who left their country and caring individuals actively participating in the volunteer movement to assist those affected by the war.

Constantin di Bessarabia(it)

Far More(en)

Adrian Grenier stars as Sean McAllister, a successful fashion designer who hasn't seen his family in years. He returns to his hometown for a painstaking family reunion that will take him back to his past only to rebuild his future.

Kočky(cs)

Věra and Vladimír were a childless married couple. They were united by love, work, and the desire to have a child. When Vladimír suddenly dies at the age of 45, Věra finds herself at rock bottom. Neither her mother's nor her sister's consolation helps. Neither does feeding the cats in the yard behind the house. But the main blow is yet to come for Věra: it comes in the form of payment slips she finds among her husband's belongings, confirming regular payments to an unknown woman! Věra turns to a family friend, Pepa, her husband's colleague from the research institute. While drunk, he reveals that her husband has been having an affair with another woman and has a child with her. Věra is shocked and offended. She had wanted a child so badly, and Vladimír ended up conceiving one with a complete stranger. Věra sets out to find this unknown woman. She wants to know what makes her so amazing that she captivated her husband...

The First Taste of Loneliness(zh)

A single mother has the idea of restarting her marriage life. During the process of contacting different men around her, she felt confused and did not know where to go. Until the emotions buried in her past memories were awakened, she finally found her own answer.

Independance Park(he)

In 1987, twelve-year-old Boaz discovers a devastating secret about his father Meir. This discovery transforms his world and family life, ultimately leading to his father's expulsion from their home. A decade later, Boaz, haunted by guilt, embarks on a journey to find his father. It's a family drama about self-discovery, fears, and confronting the past in order to break free from the shadows that loom over the future.

裸尸痕(zh)

Zasaženi bleskem(cs)

The heroine of the story Struck by Lightning is a divorced teacher with grown-up children. She has been living alone for a long time, finding solace at her brother's grave in the cemetery. Years ago, he was killed by lightning somewhere in the mountains, at a mountain hut. And it is here, in the intimacy of the family grave, that Jana is approached by an unknown young man. He offers her companionship and help. Jana is afraid of him at first, but when he shows her a winding scar under his shirt, which proves beyond doubt that he, like her brother, was struck by lightning but survived, Jana believes him...

Five Seconds Flat(en)

When a devastating breakup leaves her reeling, a young woman finds herself torn between the ghosts of her past relationship and the possibility of new love, forcing her to confront whether she's ready to race headfirst into love again — even knowing it could destroy her in five seconds flat.

Cronaca Nera: Il Portiere Distratto(it)

The wife of the goalkeeper of the local water polo team, Tavernari, is found dead in her apartment. Walter Cherubini, who recently met them for work reasons, thinks that the husband is the culprit.

The Railway Children Return(en)

Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.