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Alexandra Májová’s humorous and playful film is a remarkable parable of human relationships. But in her film, a man isn’t trying to solve problems with a woman, but with a troublesome home appliance. Eventually, emotions and hormones steer this minimalist and artistically inventive home drama in an unexpected direction leading towards a surprising end.

The renowned Portuguese director decided to portray her memories of her uncle who worked as an accountant and led a very humble and ordinary life. Regardless of that, Regina Pessoa saw her uncle as a very important person and that’s exactly what she is trying to convey in her latest artistically polished film: even an ordinary man can be extraordinary.

Disturbing South Korean drama Homo ErecTattoos depicts the story of a man who was severely burned in an accident when he was serving in the army. After a year of strenuous treatment, the time finally comes to take off the bandages… and live again. But how? This suggestively portrayed personal tragedy will draw its viewers into the depths of physical and psychological pain.

A cosmonaut will always be a cosmonaut. To the very end. At least that’s what the renowned Estonian filmmaker tries to say in his tragicomic drama. It has been a long time since his elderly cosmonaut was on a mission in space, but to the horror of his relatives, he acts as if he is on a space station even when he’s at home. Director Kaspar Jancis once again brilliantly balances black humour with sympathy for the tragedy of one’s fate.

Each year, selected graduates of French animation schools get a chance to adapt selected poems in professional conditions. This year, it was a collection of poems by Jean Tardieu. One of these adaptations is this humorous and quirkily animated poem named Chanson de la nuit conceived by its author as an escape of residents from a retirement home.

The latest film by the renowned Korean-American filmmaker known for his inventive animation bordering on abstraction and non-narration. His newest project populated by many characters is not just a film. It is intended for screenings in galleries or on building walls. Mechanical events in a multi-storey pyramid depict the principles of human society in the course of history.

The authors let their animated drama take place directly on the pages of a book using stop-motion and traditional hand-drawn animation. Simple but telling drawings wander from page to page, transform, colour themselves and rip the pages of the book in an effort to answer the initial question: what is the opposite of a weapon?

This raw and naturalistic road movie drama takes place somewhere in Eastern Europe. A girl depressed by her life in a joyless town decides to hitch a ride to get away from what she loathes. In the middle of the night, she meets a weirdo named Skinny and together they set out on a journey with no destination. As their ride continues, a particular affection grows between the two of them.