

CINEHILL - 2024
Cinehill Film Festival - Program
Main program

Janet Planet
1/9 SUNDAY 21:00 LAUBA CLICK & BUY TICKETS A sharply funny and emotional coming of age drama produced by A24

Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
7/9 SATURDAY 21:00 LAUBA CLICK & BUY TICKETS Sasha, a young vampire too sensitive to kill, and Paul, a suicidal

My Killer Buddy
6/9 FRIDAY 21:00 LAUBA CLICK & BUY TICKETS A darkly comedic drama about 10-year-old Denni, who devises a plan to

Green Border
25.7. THURSDAY 15:30 BIJELO KINO 28.7. SUNDAY 13:00 BIJELO KINO CLICK AND BUY TICKETS! Shot in stark black-and-white, the film

Limonov: The Ballad
30/8 FRIDAY 21:00 LAUBA CLICK & BUY TICKETS A biographical drama based on Emmanuel Carrère’s novel about Eduard Limonov, a

Motel Destino
29/8 THURSDAY 21:00 LAUBA CLICK & BUY TICKETS An erotic thriller set in a neon-lit roadside sex hotel on the

When the Light Breaks
24.7. WEDNESDAY 18:00 BIJELO KINO 27.7. SATURDAY 13:00 BIJELO KINO CLICK AND BUY TICKETS! Set over a single summer day,

Dog On Trial
24.7. WEDNESDAY 21:00 KINO SANJKALIŠTE 26.7. FRIDAY 13:00 BIJELO KINO CLICK AND BUY TICKETS! This French-Swiss courtroom comedy-drama centres on
Cinehill Shorts

Bad For a Moment
Set during a team-building event gone wrong, the film brings the owner of an architecture studio face-to-face with the residents

The Stranger
A poignant short exploring the fleeting connections in the life of a solitary taxi driver in the course of one

Let the Dewy Flowers Bloom
A short drama that follows Nikola as he travels to the Montenegrin south to bid farewell to his best friend.

Dreams Like Paper Boats
The story follows Edouard who has been living in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, with his daughter Zara for five years, since his

A Study of Empathy
A thought-provoking short film exploring the complexities of empathy through the interactions between its two main characters. Dana, eager to

Slow Down the Fall
A reunion of two ski jumping champions. Set against the backdrop of the Alps, the film explores how their romantic

If the Sun Drowned into an Ocean of Clouds
A poetic and introspective short set on the construction-laden waterfront of Beirut, Lebanon. The narrative follows Raed, a security guard

Lemon Tree
At a Halloween carnival, a young father steals a magician’s rabbit to impress his ten-year-old son. The thrill of the

The Masterpiece
At a recycling centre, wealthy couple Leo and Diana encounter scrap dealers Salif and his son Yousef. An offer to

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
24.7. WEDNESDAY 21:00 KINO SANJKALIŠTE OUT OF COMPETITION It is 27 February 1993, in Štrpci, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A passenger

Greenhouse
Sali is a young Albanian immigrant who dropped out of school and works at greenhouses. Dreaming of joining the Juventus

The Ghosts You Draw on My Back
The story follows Sara, a teenager who comes to a provincial town for her grandmother’s memorial service amidst the construction

A Summer’s End Poem
Set in a village near Chaozhou, China, the film follows a young boy who spends his summer with his grandfather,

Silent panorama
The 5-minute animated short follows two campers exploring a deserted landscape at the base of a cliff, intrigued by the

Even though it’s night
A touching short film set in La Cañada Real, Europe’s largest slum on the outskirts of Madrid, which has been

The Moving Garden
Set in Portugal’s Serra da Arrábida Natural Park, the film follows two botanical guides leading a group of tourists through

Workers’ Wings
An experimental documentary that gives voice to three veteran manual labourers in Kosovo who have suffered workplace injuries. This deeply
timpetill

Baking with Boris
Every morning, Boris the village baker makes a fresh batch of crusty bread and pastries for all his neighbours until…

Little Fan
Exploring the exciting territory of a workdesk, little fan discovers objects that represent new challenges

The Bridge
High on the cliffs of a peaceful forest, Golem opens his eyes. By chance, he becomes a bridge for various

Battery Mommy
Battery Mommy is always on the move, creating and doing various things. One day, while the children are sleeping, Mommy

The Fantastic Three
Age: 13+ 17/9 | TUESDAY | 14:00 | RADNIČKI DOM A French coming-of-age drama that tackles the topic of growing

12 Hours to Destruction
Age: 8+ 18/9 | WEDNESDAY | 10:00 | RADNIČKI DOM This wacky Icelandic punk musical was tailor-made for lovers of

Lars Is LOL
Age: 8+ 16/9 | MONDAY | 14:00 | RADNIČKI DOM When she gets tasked with becoming a “big sister” to

Pincher’s High Voltage Heist
Age: 7+ 19/9 | THURSDAY | 10:00 | RADNIČKI DOM A Swedish comedy based on a popular literary series that

Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light
Age: 7+ 16/9 | MONDAY | 10:00 | RADNIČKI DOM This animated film by the Czech director Filip Pošivač won

Robot Dreams
Age: 8+ 19/9 | Thursday | 14:00 | RADNIČKI DOM A warm and nostalgic story of a friendship, its depth
Special programs
Special guests: Temple, Diklić, Božić

Keith Richards – The Origin of the Species
24.7. WEDNESDAY 15:30 CIRKUS FELLINI CLICK AND BUY TICKETS! First-person account of the formative years of legendary Rolling Stones’ guitarist

Glastonbury
28.7. SUNDAY 15:30 CIRKUS FELLINI CLICK AND BUY TICKETS! Glastonbury is a mystical, legendary place. The same goes for the

Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan
8/9 SUNDAY 21:00 LAUBA CLICK & BUY TICKETS Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan is a documentary

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
26.7. FRIDAY 21:00 LJETNO ART KINO RIJEKA Filmmaker Julien Temple chronicles the transformation of a self-described ‘mouthy little git’, born

Taklamakan
25.7. THURSDAY 15:30 CIRKUS FELLINI CLICK AND BUY TICKETS! Whoever goes in will not come out. This is what the

Dhaulagiri Express
23.7. TUESDAY 20:00 GOLUBINJAK In April 1999, one of the most successful alpinists in the world, Tomaž Humar, decided to

Reticent Wall
25.7. THURSDAY 15:30 CIRKUS FELLINI CLICK AND BUY TICKETS! Slovenian Tomaž Humar needed fifteen days of extreme climbing to independently

National Class Category Up to 785 ccm
26.7. FRIDAY 15:30 CIRKUS FELLINI CLICK AND BUY TICKETS! Branko, alias Floyd, is a young man who still lives with

In the Jaws of Life
25.7. THURSDAY 21:00 FUŽINE TV director Dunja is editing a series about Štefica Cvek, an introverted and unassuming office clerk

The Marathon Family
26.7. FRIDAY 23:30 KINO SANJKALIŠTE CLICK AND BUY TICKETS! A dark comedy classic of Yugoslav cinema. It follows
side program
Special events

Bitch, A Derogatory Term for a Woman
28.7 | FRIDAY | 16:00 A comedy about millennials – an artist named Eva and her friends, stuck between youthful

May Labour Day
27.7 | THURSDAY | 16:00 Armin se vraća u Bosnu nakon deset godina rada u Njemačkoj. Tek se oženio i

Run Lola Run
21.7 | FRIDAY | 21:15 Lola’s boyfriend Mani forgot a bag with 100,000 Deutschmarks on a subway stop and the

Truffle times
23.7 | SUNDAY | 21:15 Goran wants to supplement his meager income by hunting and selling truffles. Bad guys don’t

Chui plays Symphony of a Great City
24.7 | MONDAY | 21:15 The classic of world cinema follows the life of Berlin from morning till night, portraying

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
24.7 | MONDAY | 23:30 This is Bowie’s final performance as a gender-bending, red-mulleted alter-ego at London’s Hammersmith Odeon in

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
28.7 | FRIDAY | 1:30 Young engaged couple, Brad and Janet (Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon), seek refuge after their
Zdenko Jelčić

Kapelski kresovi – Episode 4: Louisiana, Louisiana, Who Do You Belong To?
25.7 | TUESDAY | 21:00 The series is based on historical events and personalities from Gorski Kotar and the Croatian
Story from Brazil

Bingo: The King of the Mornings
24.7. WEDNESDAY 13:30 CIRKUS FELLINI CLICK AND BUY TICKETS! Based on a true story, Bingo is a film about Augusto,

The Second Mother
25.7. THURSDAY 13:30 CIRKUS FELLINI CLICK AND BUY TICKETS! Val has been a live-in nanny and housekeeper in a well-off

The Boy And The World
28.7. SUNDAY 11:00 CIRKUS FELLINI CLICK AND BUY TICKETS! Struggling with his father’s absence, a boy leaves his village only

The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão
26.7. FRIDAY 13:30 CIRKUS FELLINI CLICK AND BUY TICKETS! Eurídice and Guida are two sisters forcibly separated in Rio de
Films of the year

The Peasants
25.7. THURSDAY 10:30 BIJELO KINO Jagna is a young woman determined to lead life on her own terms, regardless of

The Beasts
28.7. SUNDAY 10:30 BIJELO KINO Premiering at Cannes, this intense thriller directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen (Madre, The Realm, May God Save

Guardians of the Formula
24.7. WEDNESDAY 16:30 KINO RADNIČKI DOM, DELNICE In the midst of the Cold War, a group of young Yugoslav scientists

The Zone of Interest
25.7. THURSDAY 16:30 KINO RADNIČKI DOM, DELNICE The superintendent of the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp, Rudolf Höss, and his wife

Perfect Days
27.7. SATURDAY 16:30 KINO RADNIČKI DOM, DELNICE Hirayamu seemingly enjoys the simple life working as a public toilet cleaner in

Falcon Lake
4/9 WEDNESDAY 21:00 LAUBA CLICK & BUY TICKETS Adapted from the graphic novel A Sister by Bastien Vivès, Le Bon’s

Blaga’s Lessons
3/9 TUESDAY 21:00 LAUBA CLICK & BUY TICKETS When a retired, recently widowed teacher falls prey to a phone scam,

The Boy and the Heron
26.7. FRIDAY 16:30 KINO RADNIČKI DOM, DELNICE After losing his mother in the war, a boy named Mahito moves to

How to Have Sex
26.7. FRIDAY 10:30 BIJELO KINO Three British teenagers, Tara, Skye and Em, are planning the best summer ever. The Greek
specials

Žarko, You Will Spoil the Child!
25.7. THURSDAY 21:00 KINO SANJKALIŠTE CLICK AND BUY TICKETS! Sunday lunch when everyone is in a good mood, stories filled

Serbian Epics
27.7. SATURDAY 20:00 CIRKUS FELLINI The year is 1992, and the now-famous director Pawel Pawlikowski is

Work in Progress: Dražen
26.7. FRIDAY 20:00 CIRKUS FELLINI Dražen Petrović, one of the great untold biographies of Croatian history. Our director and basketball

Vel Vet Vel_festival film
25.7. THURSDAY 20:00 CIRKUS FELLINI “Best Slovenian film enthusiast” gets a job to film a simple reportage for Velvet music

The Missing Lynx
27.7. SATURDAY 15:30 CIRKUS FELLINI CLICK AND BUY TICKETS! For seven years a team of scientists dedicated their lives to
cinehill junior

Robot Dreams
Age: 8+ 19/9 | Thursday | 14:00 | RADNIČKI DOM A warm and nostalgic story of a friendship, its depth

The Boy And The World
28.7. SUNDAY 11:00 CIRKUS FELLINI CLICK AND BUY TICKETS! Struggling with his father’s absence, a boy leaves his village only
Meet the Jury

YEŞIM USTAOĞLU: Hotel
26.7. FRIDAY 13:00 BIJELO KINO The film takes places on a hotel that seems to have no exit. A murder

MILJA MIKKOLA: Midnight Sun Film Festival
26.7. FRIDAY 18:00 BIJELO KINO The greatest film festival (anti)promotional short ever made. Midnight Sun Film Festival is held in

LUKA PEROŠ: The Foreigner
27.7. SATURDAY 13:00 BIJELO KINO Mark has just arrived for his holiday in Spain. Lunch with friends, the beach, the
VR

JFK Memento
Sixty years after President Kennedy’s assassination, JFK Memento chronicles the events of November 22, 1963, and the investigation that followed.

21-22 CHINA
We live in the Anthropocene epoch marked by the Human impact on the planet. Entirely filmed from the Earth sky

Danish game of Kongespil
25.7. THURSDAY | 12:30 | SANJKALIŠTE The Embassy of the Kingdom of Denmark in the Republic of Croatia brings to

CIRKUS: PALITA ON A PEACE MISSION (30′)
26.7. FRIDAY | 17:30 | CIRKUS FELLINI The clown Palita Presepada comes all the way from Brazil to bring a

Talks with Directors
Every day at 6 p.m. at the White Cinema, we watch films brought to us by our festival guests, followed

Music Program
24/7 – 28/7 | AFTER THE LAST SCREENING | TRG KREŠE GOLIKA In cooperation with the Rock&Off Awards, the festival

Test Your Knowledge with Morana Zibar
24/7 | WED | 17:15 | SANJKALIŠTE After the event with the festival selectors, our resident all-knowing Morana Zibar will

Read This!
25/7 – 28/7 | 14:30 | CINECHILL Read this! is a new program showcasing writers who have marked the year

Selectors Recommend
24/7 | WED | 14:30 | CINECHILL If you still don’t know what to do, which films to see or

MORNING YOGA
25/7 – 28/7 | 10:00 | SANJKALIŠTE The festival day should not start without morning yoga, while this year it

Wildlife Encounters
A WALK WITH BEASTS OF PREY 26/7 | PET/FRI | 12:30 | SANJKALIŠTE Magda Sindičić, Tomislav Gomerčić and Ira Topličanec

Walks with the Croatian Mountaineering Society Petehovac
Members of the Croatian Mountaineering Society Petehovac Delnice will share with the Cinehill visitors their favorite hiking routes in the

Talks with Festival Guests
25/7 – 28/7 | 17:15 | CINECHILL Every day, in Cinehill’s shady grove, we talk to the most interesting authors

MAGIC HOUR: A TOAST WITH A VIEW
24/7 – 28/7 | 19:30 | VIDIKOVAC Every day there is a free tasting of the finest mountain brandies and

THE BONFIRE
24/7 – 28/7 | 20:35 | TRG KREŠE GOLIKA The lighting of the festival bonfire, which marks the beginning of

IMAGINARY ACADEMY: 30 Years Later
Short films screening 24/7 | PON/MON | 16:00 | Kino Bauer Conversation 24/7 | PON/MON | 18:00 | Vrt Art

CLEANING BEARS: LEAVE NO TRACE
In order to ensure that the wonderful nature of Gorski Kotar remains just as untouched after the festival, this year

HAIRCUTS FOR THE BRAVEHEARTS
28/7 | PET/FRI | 18:30 | TRG KREŠE GOLIKA Ahead of the screening of Medusa Deluxe, we pay tribute to

STAND UP: PEĐA BAJOVIĆ BEST OF COMEDY SPECIAL
28/7 | PET/FRI | 15:00 | VRAŽJI VRT He wears glasses, so he thinks he’s smart. He puts on a

FILM QUIZ IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH MORANA ZIBAR
27/7 | ČET/THU | 15:00 | VRAŽJI VRT Film is a game! How well can you play it? Test your

MORNING YOGA
27/7 – 29/7 | 10:00 | SANJKALIŠTE For a gentle awakening and recovery from the previous night, we have prepared

THE BONFIRE
26/7 – 29/7 | 20:30 | TRG KREŠE GOLIKA As the sun sets, we gather around the festival hearth in

MAGIC HOUR: A TOAST WITH A VIEW
26/7 – 29/7 | 19:30 | VIDIKOVAC If you buy a drinking glass at the festival shop, every day you

HIT THE ROAD: WALKING TOURS
For the more restless at heart interested in socialising more actively and everyone else who wants to get to know

GORSKI KOTAR: WORKSHOPS
The nature of Gorski Kotar conceals many surprises and secrets, so for everyone thirsty for practical knowledge, we have prepared

GORSKI KOTAR: FESTIVAL CONVERSATIONS
We have prepared a relaxing corner of the forest for you – Cinechill – while you rest your eyes from

MOTOVUN: FESTIVAL CONVERSATIONS
To warm up for evening screenings, we invite you to afternoon talks with guests and the festival team. If you

SECRET FESTIVAL HISTORY
24/7 | PON/MON | 15:00 | VRT The Motovun excursion backpack is full of crazy stories. Join us on a

ARE YOU TALKING TO ME? – A FILM QUIZ WITH MORANA ZIBAR
23/7 | NED/SUN | 15:00 | VRT Film is a game! How well can you play it? We’re sure you

MOTOVUN: 25 YEARS IN A FLASH
Opening22/7 | SUB/SAT | 19:30 | GALERIJA PET KULARegular hours23/7 – 24/7 | 7:00 – 21:00 | GALERIJA PET KULA

THE NIGHT OF THE OLD T-SHIRTS
22/7 | SUB/SAT | 18:00 | Vrt Wait, where in your closet is that old festivals t-shirt from 2007? Does
Cinehill In Lauba

Janet Planet
1/9 SUNDAY 21:00 LAUBA CLICK & BUY TICKETS A sharply funny and emotional coming of age drama produced by A24

Falcon Lake
4/9 WEDNESDAY 21:00 LAUBA CLICK & BUY TICKETS Adapted from the graphic novel A Sister by Bastien Vivès, Le Bon’s

Blaga’s Lessons
3/9 TUESDAY 21:00 LAUBA CLICK & BUY TICKETS When a retired, recently widowed teacher falls prey to a phone scam,

Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
7/9 SATURDAY 21:00 LAUBA CLICK & BUY TICKETS Sasha, a young vampire too sensitive to kill, and Paul, a suicidal

Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan
8/9 SUNDAY 21:00 LAUBA CLICK & BUY TICKETS Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan is a documentary

My Killer Buddy
6/9 FRIDAY 21:00 LAUBA CLICK & BUY TICKETS A darkly comedic drama about 10-year-old Denni, who devises a plan to

Limonov: The Ballad
30/8 FRIDAY 21:00 LAUBA CLICK & BUY TICKETS A biographical drama based on Emmanuel Carrère’s novel about Eduard Limonov, a

Motel Destino
29/8 THURSDAY 21:00 LAUBA CLICK & BUY TICKETS An erotic thriller set in a neon-lit roadside sex hotel on the