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Opening night: The Line

Adam Krajňák (Tomáš Maštalír) is the head of a tightknit operation smuggling cigarettes from Ukraine into the EU via Slovakia. When this is made precarious […]

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The Line
Opening night: The Line
Slovakia & Ukraine, 2017, Peter Bebjak, ACMI, Fri 15 Sep 7.00pm
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A Prominent Patient

Winner of a record 12 Czech Lions this year including Best Film, A Prominent Patient concerns the son of the venerated President of the first […]

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A Prominent Patient
A Prominent Patient
Czech Republic & Slovakia
2016, Julius Ševčík
ACMI , Sat 16 Sep 6.15pm
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All or Nothing

A massive box-office hit in Slovakia, this delightful romantic comedy is a breath of fresh air in Slovak, Czech and Polish cinema. Eva Urbaníková’s sexually […]

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All or Nothing
All or Nothing
Slovakia, Czech Republic & Poland
2017, Marta Ferencová
ACMI , Thu 21 Sep 6.30pm
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Angel of the Lord 2

A massive box-office hit in the Czech Republic, this sequel to a beloved fairy tale reunites director Jiří Strach with actors Ivan Trojan and Jiří […]

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Angel of the Lord 2
Angel of the Lord 2
Czech Republic & Slovakia
2016, Jiří Strach
ACMI , Sun 22 Oct 2.30pm
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Anthropoid

In the 75th anniversary of the celebrated act of resistance depicted within it, Anthropoid is surely the most exciting and authentic of the many films […]

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Anthropoid
Anthropoid
UK, Czech Republic & France
2016, Sean Ellis
ACMI , Sat 23 Sep 7.00pm
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Beauty and the Beast

One of two fairytales he shot simultaneously (the other being The Ninth Heart), Juraj Herz’s adaptation surely remains the darkest, wintriest, most fetid filmic interpretation […]

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Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
Czechoslovakia
1978, Juraj Herz
ACMI , Wed 13 Sep 9.20pm
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FC Roma

Soccer commonly enjoys the epithet “the world game”, indicative of its stature as the one sport that brings together peoples of all nations. However, that […]

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FC Roma
FC Roma
Czech Republic
2016, Rozálie Kohoutová
Tomáš Bojar
ACMI , Tue 19 Sep 8.45pm
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Filthy

On the cusp of coming of age, 17-year-old Lena (the remarkable Dominika Morávková-Zeleníková) has her confidence and autonomy shattered when a teacher – adored at […]

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Filthy
Filthy
Slovakia & Czech Republic
2017, Tereza Nvotová
ACMI , Mon 18 Sep 6.30pm
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I, Olga Hepnarova

Rising Polish actress Michalina Olszańska puts in an astonishing, Czech Lion-winning performance as Olga Hepnarová, the last woman executed in Czechoslovakia, in this gripping true […]

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I, Olga Hepnarova
I, Olga Hepnarova
Czech Republic, Poland, France & Slovakia
2016, Tomáš Weinreb
Petr Kazda
ACMI , Fri 22 Sep 9.00pm
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Kidnapping

This gritty, handsomely shot political thriller has revived public and juridical interest in a famous unsolved abduction case reeking of criminal impropriety in the uppermost […]

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Kidnapping
Kidnapping
Slovakia
2017, Mariana Čengel Solčanská
ACMI , Thu 21 Sep 8.45pm
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Koudelka Shooting Holy Land

Josef Koudelka is one of the most revered figures connected with the Magnum photographic agency; images of his remain among the most iconic of those […]

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Koudelka Shooting Holy Land
Koudelka Shooting Holy Land
Germany & Czech Republic
2015, Gilad Baram
ACMI , Tue 19 Sep 6.15pm
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Little Harbour

Ten-year-old Jarka lives in a chaotic Bratislava apartment with her neglectful, fun-loving, young mother and cantankerous, ailing grandmother. Left to fend for herself, Jarka one […]

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Little Harbour
Little Harbour
Slovakia, Czech Republic & Hungary
2017, Iveta Grófová
ACMI , Sun 17 Sep 4.00pm
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Merry-Go-Round

Widely held to have revitalised Hungarian cinema, Zoltán Fábri’s 1956 classic returns in a 4K digital restoration which premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, […]

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Merry-Go-Round
Merry-Go-Round
Hungary
1956, Zoltán Fábri
ACMI , Sun 17 Sep 6.15pm
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Morgiana

Iva Janžurová puts in a tour-de-force performance as twin sisters Klára and Viktoria, the latter hell-bent on doing away with the former, in Juraj Herz’s […]

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Morgiana
Morgiana
Czechoslovakia
1972, Juraj Herz
ACMI , Wed 20 Sep 7.00pm
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Oil Lamps

A virginal woman (Iva Janžurová) hopes to marry a jaded soldier in the Austrian army (Petr Čepek), wilfully ignorant of the dissolute proclivities that might […]

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Oil Lamps
Oil Lamps
Czechoslovakia
1971, Juraj Herz
ACMI , Wed 20 Sep 8.50pm
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Old Czech Legends

Six folk tales – foundational myths and legends of the Czech people – are drawn from Alois Jirásek’s 1894 book of the same name and […]

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Old Czech Legends
Old Czech Legends
Czechoslovakia
1952, Jiří Trnka
ACMI , Sat 16 Sep 4.15pm
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Professor Hannibal

A conscientious Latin teacher (Ernö Szabó) has an essay published on the great Carthaginian general Hannibal, which leads to a sudden, dizzying rise in acclaim […]

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Professor Hannibal
Professor Hannibal
Hungary
1956, Zoltán Fábri
ACMI , Mon 18 Sep 8.30pm
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The Boys of Paul Street

Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, this American-Hungarian co-production is an adaptation of one of the most famous of all Hungarian […]

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The Boys of Paul Street
The Boys of Paul Street
Hungary, USA
1968, Zoltán Fábri
ACMI , Sat 23 Sep 3.45pm
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The Cremator

Karl Kopfrkingl, chillingly portrayed by Rudolf Hrušínský, is a cremator wooed by Nazism in the early days of the German occupation. Production of Juraj Herz’s […]

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The Cremator
The Cremator
Czechoslovakia
1968, Juraj Herz
ACMI , Wed 13 Sep 7.00pm
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The Fifth Seal

Four middle-aged men meet in a bar in Budapest during its occupation by Nazi Germany. One, a watchmaker (Lajos Őze), poses to his friends a […]

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The Fifth Seal
The Fifth Seal
Hungary
1976, Zoltán Fábri
ACMI , Sun 17 Sep 8.15pm
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The Line

Adam Krajňák (Tomáš Maštalír) is the head of a tightknit operation smuggling cigarettes from Ukraine into the EU via Slovakia. When this is made precarious […]

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The Line
The Line
Slovakia & Ukraine
2017, Peter Bebjak
ACMI , Fri 15 Sep 7.00pm
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The Red Captain

It’s the sweltering summer of 1992 – three years since the Velvet Revolution overthrew Czechoslovakia’s Communist Party rule and six months before the Czechs’ and […]

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The Red Captain
The Red Captain
Slovakia, Czech Republic & Poland
2016, Michal Kollár
ACMI , Fri 22 Sep 6.30pm
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The Shop on Main Street

The winner of the 1965 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film returns in a glorious digital restoration which premiered at Karlovy Vary this year. With […]

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The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
Czechoslovakia
1965, Ján Kadár
Elmar Klos
ACMI , Sat 16 Sep 8.30pm
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The Cremator
1968, Juraj Herz
ACMI , Wed 13 Sep 7.00pm
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Beauty and the Beast
1978, Juraj Herz
ACMI , Wed 13 Sep 9.20pm
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Exhibitions
Beside Ourselves
Cohabit
The Line
2017, Peter Bebjak
ACMI , Fri 15 Sep 7.00pm
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Exhibitions
Beside Ourselves
Cohabit
New Czech and Slovak Shorts
Old Czech Legends
1952, Jiří Trnka
ACMI , Sat 16 Sep 4.15pm
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A Prominent Patient
2016, Julius Ševčík
ACMI , Sat 16 Sep 6.15pm
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The Shop on Main Street
1965, Ján Kadár
Elmar Klos
ACMI , Sat 16 Sep 8.30pm
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Exhibitions
Beside Ourselves
Cohabit
New Czech and Slovak Shorts
Little Harbour
2017, Iveta Grófová
ACMI , Sun 17 Sep 4.00pm
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Merry-Go-Round
1956, Zoltán Fábri
ACMI , Sun 17 Sep 6.15pm
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The Fifth Seal
1976, Zoltán Fábri
ACMI , Sun 17 Sep 8.15pm
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Exhibitions
Beside Ourselves
Cohabit
New Czech and Slovak Shorts
Filthy
2017, Tereza Nvotová
ACMI , Mon 18 Sep 6.30pm
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Professor Hannibal
1956, Zoltán Fábri
ACMI , Mon 18 Sep 8.30pm
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Exhibitions
Beside Ourselves
Cohabit
New Czech and Slovak Shorts
Koudelka Shooting Holy Land
2015, Gilad Baram
ACMI , Tue 19 Sep 6.15pm
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FC Roma
2016, Rozálie Kohoutová
Tomáš Bojar
ACMI , Tue 19 Sep 8.45pm
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Exhibitions
Beside Ourselves
Cohabit
New Czech and Slovak Shorts
Morgiana
1972, Juraj Herz
ACMI , Wed 20 Sep 7.00pm
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Oil Lamps
1971, Juraj Herz
ACMI , Wed 20 Sep 8.50pm
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Exhibitions
Beside Ourselves
Cohabit
New Czech and Slovak Shorts
All or Nothing
2017, Marta Ferencová
ACMI , Thu 21 Sep 6.30pm
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Kidnapping
2017, Mariana Čengel Solčanská
ACMI , Thu 21 Sep 8.45pm
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Exhibitions
Beside Ourselves
Cohabit
New Czech and Slovak Shorts
The Red Captain
2016, Michal Kollár
ACMI , Fri 22 Sep 6.30pm
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I, Olga Hepnarova
2016, Tomáš Weinreb
Petr Kazda
ACMI , Fri 22 Sep 9.00pm
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Exhibitions
Beside Ourselves
Cohabit
The Boys of Paul Street
1968, Zoltán Fábri
ACMI , Sat 23 Sep 3.45pm
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Anthropoid
2016, Sean Ellis
ACMI , Sat 23 Sep 7.00pm
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Angel of the Lord 2
2016, Jiří Strach
ACMI , Sun 22 Oct 2.30pm
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Exhibitions
Beside Ourselves
Cohabit
Exhibitions
Beside Ourselves
Cohabit
New Czech and Slovak Shorts
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