Program ARTA Cinema

A hybrid documentary following actor Sergiu Voloc, a modern-day Don Quixote whose lonely fight against Lenin monuments across Moldova turns into an absurd confrontation with a system that rebuilds them overnight.

Cristi, a young police detective in a small Romanian town, refuses to arrest a teenager caught smoking marijuana, unwilling to destroy the boy’s future over a minor offense that may soon become legal. His superiors, however, demand that the law be enforced to the letter.

New Year’s Eve, 1999. A man is fatally shot during a hunting party. Agachi, a young investigator at the beginning of his career, is sent from the capital to determine whether it was murder or an accident. Soon, this apparently simple case turns into a test of conscience.

Still haunted by a personal tragedy, Ticu Ionescu decides to resume his work as a physicist. When he receives the results of the latest particle collision experiment, he notices that part of the impact energy is missing. Could this prove the existence of dimensions beyond known reality? The hero is ready to do anything to verify this theory...

When an overzealous scientist pushes his experiments with string theory too far, his brane explodes. Corey Harlan is sent to find the heart of the brane and its creator Anton Chambers inside a mysterious townhouse where every door can lead to another world. Guided by the enigmatic multidimensional being Aclima, Corey must navigate shifting realities and the chaos unleashed by the failed experiment.

Vali is questioned by the police for complicity in a theft and needs an alibi. He meets Anişoara, a young and beautiful shop assistant, and suggests a getaway to the seaside. Their day of romance begins with hopeful thoughts about the future, but... Special screening in honour of actress Anda Onesa, recipient of the Excellence Award at TIFF 2026!

45-year-old Laura has lost her memory. Accompanied by her family, she travels to Türkiye, only to find herself trapped in a reality-bending game of illusions that puts trust and personal convictions to the test, leading to hilariously irrational situations.

Calcutta, India, August 1948. Teresa, Mother Superior of the convent of the Sisters of Loreto, is anxiously waiting for the letter that will finally allow her to leave her monastery and create her new order in response to the call she has received from God. Just when everything seems ready, she finds herself faced with a dilemma that questions her own ambitions and faith at a major turning point in her life.

During a torrid summer, a family is about to sell their land. Three women depend on what will happen to the farm, until a fire engulfs the region and, prevented from leaving, they will face the uncertainties about the future.