14 May 2025

Good One

A multi-day hike doesn't go as planned for seventeen-year-old Sam (Lily Collias in a breakout role). Adolescent character study Good One thoughtfully observes how the teenager in turn thoughtfully observes her oversharing travel companions. India Donaldson's finely tuned feature ...

The Village Next to Paradise

Mo Harawe 132min

In his debut film The Village Next to Paradise, the first Somali film ever featured at the Cannes Film Festival, Mo Harawe delves into the struggles of a father and son living in a remote village by the Indian Ocean. Amidst idyllic surroundings, they navigate the constant threat ...

28 May 2025

Festen (The Celebration)

Thomas Vinterberg 106min

Widely regarded as depicting one of the most dysfunctional families in cinema history, Festen is recognized as the first film created under the strict guidelines of the radical Dogme 95 movement. Thomas Vinterberg’s explosive tale of buried secrets and simmering resentment turns ...

18 June 2025

Mond (Moon)

Kurdwin Ayub 92min

In Kurdwin Ayub’s elliptical sophomore feature a former MMA fighter from Austria gets a job in Jordan, introducing three young daughters from a wealthy family to mixed martial arts. But she soon discovers she’s been hired on a pretext. Mond is a slow-burn political thriller ...

16 July 2025

Super Happy Forever

Kohei Igarashi 94min

Intense grief blurs the boundaries of time and space in Super Happy Forever, the French-Japanese drama by Kohei Igarashi. Here, past, present, memories, and reality subtly merge, casting a new light on love and loss. Like in his previous films, such as Hold Your Breath Like a ...

Pusher

Nicolas Winding Refn 110min

A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.

30 July 2025

17 September 2025

Caravaggio

Derek Jarman 99min

Past releases

16 October 2024

L'amour ouf (Beating Hearts)

Gilles Lellouche 161min

In his sophomore feature film, French actor-director Gilles Lellouche blends intense love with the harsh reality of the gangster life to create an epic romance that defies genres and social boundaries. Set in a French working-class neighborhood in the 1980s, the film explores a ...

Julie zwijgt (Julie Keeps Quiet)

Leonardo van Dijl 97min

Leonardo van Dijl's feature debut about a tennis prodigy refusing to speak up amidst abuse allegations directed at her coach sees its protagonist at a breaking point in her career. Economically told and paired with Karakatsanis' muted photography, this tense portrait of an ...

The Apprentice

Ali Abbasi 120min

Before setting up his business in the White House, Donald Trump closed a Faustian business deal with his spiritual godfather Roy Cohn in the 1970s. At least, that’s the premise of the anti-state portrait The Apprentice. Sharklike co-stars Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong smell ...

23 October 2024

Miséricorde (Misericordia)

Alain Guiraudie 102min

Sex and death in the countryside, it's a phrase that perfectly fits L'inconnu du lac director Alain Guiraudie's latest tale of sexual repression about a man who returns to his French village to attend the funeral of his old employer (the village baker). Religious hypocrisy, ...

Monsieur Aznavour

Mehdi Idir, Grand Corps Malade 133min

He was almost deemed immortal, but in 2018, at the age of 94, French-Armenian singer-actor Charles Aznavour passed away. In the rise-to-stardom biopic Monsieur Aznavour, Golden Globe-nominated actor Tahar Rahim transforms into the music legend who fought to succeed as an ...

Vos en Haas redden het bos (4+)

Mascha Halberstad 71min

After 26 TV episodes and even more books, Fox and Hare are finally ready for their first theatrical film, in which they face a Beaver with a massive ego and an even more massive dam. In her first 3D animation feature, Oink director Mascha Halberstad brings along her charms and ...

Waarom Wettelen

Dimitri Verhulst 105min

After previously helping to adapt his own novels for the big screen - leading him to Cannes for The Misfortunates, acclaimed Belgian author Dimitri Verhulst now makes his debut as a director, not losing a single touch of his characteristic humour in the process. The Weeping Walk ...

25 October on Sooner

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

David Hinton 131min

When Martin Scorsese talks film history, you know you’re in for a treat. In Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger, he personally and passionately journeys through the lasting grandeur of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s work. "Certain films you simply run ...

30 October 2024

Anora

Sean Baker 139min

When a Brooklyn sex worker marries a sweet but immature Russian nepo baby, bringing down the wrath of the boy's parents upon them, a frantic rollercoaster across New York ensues. Destigmatizing sex work, Sean Baker's Palme d'Or winner is a kinetic and messy ...

Midas Man

Joe Stephenson 112min

Midas Man is an engaging biopic about the genius behind The Beatles, manager Brian Epstein. He saw the potential of the band early on and would continue to manage the quartet until his untimely death. His life seemed full of glamour and success, but in reality he was tormented ...

6 November 2024

Milano

Christina Vandekerckhove 119min

After her acclaimed documentary Rabot, Christina Vandekerckhove transitions to fiction with Milano, a poignant tale about a father and his deaf son, starring Matteo Simoni and newcomer Basil Wheatley. Set in a social housing neighborhood, the film explores the emotional strains ...

The Substance

Coralie Fargeat 140min

A celebrity written off by her age seeks refuge in a dubious miracle drug. The Substance unravels into a gloriously over-the-top body horror satire on how Hollywood treats women’s bodies. At Cannes, director Coralie Fargeat was awarded for her feminist-inspired script. A ...

13 November 2024

Le royaume (The Kingdom)

Julien Colonna 108min

When their lives are threatened, a father and his teenage daughter make a run for it. The father is to blame, as he is the head of a Corsican mafia clan. Julien Colonna's debut - dubbed a Corsican version of The Godfather by critics in Cannes - is both an overwhelming crime epic ...

20 November 2024

Kneecap

Rich Peppiatt 105min

Mythologizing the the story and ambition of West Belfast hip hop trio Kneecap known for their use of the Irish language, Rich Peppiatt's music biopic (not a documentary!) follows the three real-life band members Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí on the road to becoming the ...

Small Things Like These

Tim Mielants 96min

Adapted from the novel of the same name by Irish author Claire Keegan whose novella Foster made it to the Oscars as The Quiet Girl, the understated moral drama Small Things Like These follows a coal merchant (played by Academy Award-winner Cillian Murphy) in 1980s Ireland. His ...

27 November 2024

A Different Man

Aaron Schimberg 112min

Shapeshifting between different tones and genres, Aaron Schimberg's multi-layered and somewhat twisted A Different Man is a revisionist Beauty and the Beast story about a man whose face is transformed (into hunk Sebastian Stan) only to discover his fortune didn't take the hint. ...

Führer und Verführer (Goebbels and the Führer)

Joachim Lang 135min

Führer und Verführer explores how Joseph Goebbels transformed Adolf Hitler into a powerful symbol for Nazi Germany. Through sophisticated propaganda techniques, he manipulated millions, shaping their perception of Hitler and steering them toward war. Blending documentary footage ...

Sebastian

Mikko Mäkelä 110min

Freelance writer Max leads a double life as a sex worker in London in search of inspiration for his first novel. His encounters with countless men have repercussions for his self-esteem, causing the wholesome boy next door to soon feel the ground falling from underneath his ...

4 December 2024

Crossing Istanbul

Levan Akin 105min

Crossing Istanbul is a queer road movie through the trans community of Istanbul. The stern-looking yet charming Lia is searching for her estranged niece but encounters herself in the streets of the vibrant Turkish metropolis. Levan Akin’s fourth feature opts unequivocally for ...

No Other Land

Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor 95min

No Other Land records the systematic destruction of Palestinian activist Basel Adra's home on the West Bank and his unlikely friendship/alliance with Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham. Their powerful Palestinian-Israeli collective, with co-directors Hamdan Ballal and Rachel Szor, ...

11 December 2024

Conclave

Edward Berger 120min

Conclave, directed by All Quiet on the Western Front director Edward Berger, is a gripping thriller set inside the Vatican, where cardinals gather to elect a new pope after the pontiff's death. Ralph Fiennes stars as Cardinal Lawrence, overseeing the process while battling his ...

Les femmes au balcon (The Balconettes)

Noémie Merlant 105min

Three flatmates share the promise of love and bloody sorrow in Les femmes au balcon (The Balconettes). From behind the balustrade, actor-director Noémie Merlant and co-writer Céline Sciamma (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu) cast a confident gaze at male violence and female ...

Vingt Dieux (Holy Cow)

Louise Courvoisier 90min

Vingt Dieux captures the boundless energy of youth and the challenges of growing up in rural France. Through the journey of eighteen-year-old Totone, who decides to compete in a cheese-making competition, the film explores themes of responsibility, identity, and ambition, set ...

18 December 2024

Favoriten

Ruth Beckermann 118min

Favoriten, named after Vienna’s most populous and diverse district, follows the vibrant community of an elementary school class over the course of three years. 25 children and their dedicated teacher. Director Ruth Beckermann’s heartwarming and inspirational exploration to ...

L'histoire de Souleymane (The Story of Souleymane)

Boris Lojkine 93min

A young Guinean in Paris tries to survive as a food deliverer. At the same time, he does everything in his power to obtain legal status. With his tender drama, reminiscent of the Dardennes, director Boris Lojkine confronts us with a reality that is too easily forgotten. ...

Young Hearts

Anthony Schatteman 97min

Animale

Emma Benestan 100min

In Animale, Emma Benestan explores the journey of a young woman determined to become a bullfighter. This raw French drama powerfully contrasts female strength with traditional masculinity. Set against the backdrop of the bull-running tradition in the south of France, the film ...

25 December 2024

Grand Tour

Miguel Gomes 128min

Winner Georges Delerue Award for Best SoundtrackThe sixth feature film of Miguel Gomes, the director of Tabu (2012) and the Arabian Nights-trilogy (2014), won the Best Director prize at Cannes this year. Grand Tour is a period piece and a playful hide-and-seek draped in an ...

1 January 2025

Bird

Andrea Arnold 119min

Creating visual poetry in raw environments, exploring man's vulnerability but at the same time the power of all life: Andrea Arnold (Fish Tank, American Honey) masters it like no other. In her fifth fiction feature Bird, she tells the story of twelve-year-old Bailey who grows up ...

8 January 2025

The Room Next Door

Pedro Almodóvar 110min

Pedro Almodóvar makes his English-language debut with The Room Next Door, an intense exploration of mortality and friendship featuring the dream duo of Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore. The director of Oscar-winners Todo sobre mi madre and Hable con ella recently won the Golden ...

15 January 2025

A Real Pain

Jesse Eisenberg 90min

In Jesse Eisenberg's sophomore feature as a director, two American cousins travel to Poland in search of the roots of their grandmother, who barely survived the Nazi camps. A Real Pain is a bittersweet road movie with a big heart, and although the subject matter is no joke and ...

Flow (7+)

Gints Zilbalodis 84min

As its home is devastated by a great flood, a cat finds refuge on a boat populated by various species. With emotions and animations flowing just as freely as the water that endangers its characters, Flow is a wordless tour-de-force by Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis that ...

All Shall Be Well (從今以後)

Ray Yeung 93min

The rights of LGBTQAI+ individuals in Hong Kong are subpar, as revealed in the understated mourning drama All Shall Be Well. When Angie, in her sixties, loses her partner with whom she had been living together for the past thirty years, she also faces the threat of losing the ...

22 January 2025

BXL

Monir Ait Hamou, Ish Ait Hamou 110min

Two brothers, Tarek (26) and Fouad (12), unexpectedly get a chance to escape their current lives, but their chances turn faster than expected. In addition to brotherly love and big dreams, brothers Ish and Monir Ait Hamou show in their directorial debut BXL the fierce battle ...

Des Teufels Bad (The Devil's Bath)

Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz 121min

In religious eighteenth-century Austria, the daily oppression of newly-wed Agnes gradually takes its toll. The dowry turns out to be a depression. Her prayer beads chain her hands. Can Agnes free herself from eternal damnation? Ten years after making audiences shiver with Ich ...

Maldoror

Fabrice du Welz 155min

In the mid-1990s, the Belgian gendarmerie secretly runs a three-man operation to track down two missing girls. The manhunt for the prime suspect and his accomplices eats away at the soul and personal life of Paul Chartier, a fresh-faced and idealistic police officer with a short ...

29 januari 2025

My Favourite Cake (Keyke mahboobe man)

Maryam Moghaddam, Behtash Sanaeeha 97min

The Ballad of a White Cow duo returns with a (bitter)sweet romcom about two Iranian septuagenarians with butterflies in their stomach who refuse to accept the strict religious laws of their country and spend a night together. My Favourite Cake is an audacious and often ...

5 February 2025

Riefenstahl

Andres Veiel 116min

Andres Veiel's revelatory, deep-diving documentary on infamous Nazi propaganda filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl makes a strong case the Hitler-loved director of Triumph des Willens and Olympia cannot be viewed in isolation from nazism. Using 700 boxes of film, letters, memoir drafts, ...

Maria

Pablo Larraín 124min

Maria Callas remains the most captivating opera singer in history. For his latest drama, acclaimed filmmaker Pablo Larraín - director of the biopics Jackie and Spencer - has convinced none other than Angelina Jolie to embody the legendary Greek-American soprano.

19 February 2025

When the Light Breaks (Ljósbrot)

Rúnar Rúnarsson 82min

In When the Light Breaks, Icelandic director Rúnar Rúnarsson captures the raw emotions of grief as two young women mourn the same lover. Set against Iceland’s stark landscapes, the film focuses on the quiet yet intense moments of loss. With its minimalist style and evocative ...

Les reines du drame (Queens of Drama)

Alexis Langlois 115min

“Discover the love story that shook French pop”, as presented by extravagant YouTuber Steevyshady in Les Reines du drame. In his Queer Palm-nominated musical melodrama, director Alexis Langlois marries pop music with queer and punk culture. A sincere and irresistible salute to ...

12 March 2025

Memoir of a Snail

Adam Elliot 96min

Fifteen years after his beguiling yet wholesome feature debut Mary and Max, Oscar-winning animator Adam Elliot writes and sculpts a new 100% CGI-free "clayography", telling the Dickensian tale of Grace Pudel, a snail-hoarding woman whose life is a series of unfortunate events. ...

19 March 2025

Poison

Désirée Nosbusch 88min

We all grieve differently. Désirée Nosbusch’s poignant debut film Poison, adapted from Lot Vekemans' play, explores how sorrow can poison our lives. Following Edith (Trine Dyrholm) and Lucas (Tim Roth) as they confront their shared grief for their child, this earnest drama ...

Vermiglio

Maura Delpero 118min

A gripping family chronicle told in four chapters (or seasons), Vermiglio tells the story of three sisters, a moody father and a seemingly lost soldier in an Italian mountain village at the end of World War II. When Pietro, a young Sicilian soldier arrives in the village with an ...

In Liebe, Eure Hilde (From Hilde, with Love)

Andreas Dresen 124min

German veteran director Andreas Dresen's In Liebe, Eure Hilde serves a humanist and affecting story of courage and perseverance. The Hilde in question is Hilde Coppi who, together with her husband Hans, joins the resistance against the Nazi regime during World War II. But they ...

9 April 2025

The Outrun

Nora Fingscheidt 118min

“I just want you to lock me up!” The alcohol-addicted Rona is desperate for a refuge in The Outrun. The road to recovery is hard, the road to her childhood home in the stormy Orkney Islands equally so. On the horizon awaits the promise of a breath of fresh air to help Rona clear ...

16 April 2025

September Says

Ariane Labed 100min

Ariane Labed’s directorial debut adapts Daisy Johnson's acclaimed novel Sisters. The film centers on September and July, two inseparable sisters with an almost telepathic connection. From the opening scene, where they appear dressed like the eerie twins from Kubrick’s The ...

30 April 2025

The Jacket

Mathijs Poppe 71min

The Jacket is a portrait of Jamal Hindawi, a Palestinian man who lives in exile with his family in the Shatila Refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon. When Jamal embarks on a journey to search for an important lost theatre prop, he witnesses how the successive political and economic ...

hold on to her

Robin Vanbesien 80min

Mawda Shawri, two years old in 2018, sister of Hama, daughter of Phrast and Shamden, was shot dead by a Belgian police officer during a migration border control on a Belgian central highway. Robin Vanbesien's hold on to her is the depiction of a collective hearing: various ...

Festival films in Belgian theatres

14 May 2025

Good One

The Village Next to Paradise

28 May 2025

Festen (The Celebration)

18 June 2025

Mond (Moon)

16 July 2025

Super Happy Forever

Pusher

30 July 2025

Ikiru (Living)

Sex

Seven Samurai (Shishinin no samourai)

17 September 2025

Caravaggio

Past releases

16 October 2024

L'amour ouf (Beating Hearts)

Julie zwijgt (Julie Keeps Quiet)

The Apprentice

23 October 2024

Miséricorde (Misericordia)

Monsieur Aznavour

Vos en Haas redden het bos (4+)

Waarom Wettelen

25 October on Sooner

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

30 October 2024

Anora

Midas Man

6 November 2024

Milano

The Substance

13 November 2024

Le royaume (The Kingdom)

20 November 2024

Kneecap

Small Things Like These

27 November 2024

A Different Man

Führer und Verführer (Goebbels and the Führer)

Sebastian

4 December 2024

Crossing Istanbul

No Other Land

11 December 2024

Conclave

Les femmes au balcon (The Balconettes)

Vingt Dieux (Holy Cow)

18 December 2024

Favoriten

L'histoire de Souleymane (The Story of Souleymane)

Young Hearts

Animale

25 December 2024

Grand Tour

1 January 2025

Bird

8 January 2025

The Room Next Door

15 January 2025

A Real Pain

Flow (7+)

All Shall Be Well (從今以後)

22 January 2025

BXL

Des Teufels Bad (The Devil's Bath)

Maldoror

29 januari 2025

My Favourite Cake (Keyke mahboobe man)

5 February 2025

Riefenstahl

Maria

19 February 2025

When the Light Breaks (Ljósbrot)

Les reines du drame (Queens of Drama)

12 March 2025

Memoir of a Snail