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Locarno Film Festival in Istanbul November 20–30, 2025
For the third time, Istanbul Modern Cinema brings to Istanbul a selection of films from the 78th Locarno Film Festival, held in August. Renowned for its dedication to independent and innovative filmmaking, the festival holds a distinctive place on the global film festival map. All films in the program will have their Türkiye premieres. This year’s selection includes Kamal Aljafari’s With Hasan in Gaza, filmed in 2001 during the director’s visit to the Gaza Strip in search of a former cellmate, and Sophy Romvari’s Blue Heron, which follows a young woman confronting her family’s past on Vancouver Island.
*As per legal regulations, all our screenings are restricted to persons over 18 years of age, unless stated otherwise.
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BLUE HERON, 2025
Canada, Hungary | DCP, Color, 90’ | English, Hungarian
Director: Sophy Romvari
Cast: Eylul Guven, Iringó Réti, Ádám Tompa
DRY LEAF, 2025
Germany, Georgia | DCP, Color, 186’ | Georgian
Director: Alexandre Koberidze
Cast: David Koberidze, Otar Nijaradze
For the Thursday screening of this film, visitors can collect their tickets at the museum desk on the day of the screening. Tickets are free for residents of Türkiye.
FOLLIES (FOLICHONNERIES), 2025
Canada | DCP, Color, 101’ | French
Director: Eric K. Boulianne
Cast: Eric K. Boulianne, Catherine Chabot, Florence Blain Mbaye
LATE SHIFT (HELDIN), 2025
Switzerland | DCP, Color, 89’ | German, Turkish, French
Director: Petra Biondina Volpe
Cast: Leonie Benesch, Sonja Riesen, Alireza Bayram
For the Thursday screening of this film, visitors can collect their tickets at the museum desk on the day of the screening. Tickets are free for residents of Türkiye.
PHANTOMS OF JULY (SEHENSUCHT IN SANGERHAUSEN), 2025
Germany | DCP, Color, 90’ | German
Director: Julian Radlmaier
Cast: Clara Schwinning, Maral Keshavarz, Henriette Confurius
For the Thursday screening of this film, visitors can collect their tickets at the museum desk on the day of the screening. Tickets are free for residents of Türkiye.
TWO SEASONS, TWO STRANGERS (TABI TO HIBI), 2025
Japan | DCP, Color, 89’ | Japanese, Korean
Director: Sho Miyake
Cast: Eun Kyung Shim, Yuumi Kawai, Mansaku Takada
For the Thursday screening of this film, visitors can collect their tickets at the museum desk on the day of the screening. Tickets are free for residents of Türkiye.
WHITE SNAIL, 2025
Austria, Germany | DCP, Color, 115’ | Russian, Belarusian, English
Director: Elsa Kremser, Levin Peter
Cast: Marya Imbro, Mikhail Senkov
For the Thursday screening of this film, visitors can collect their tickets at the museum desk on the day of the screening. Tickets are free for residents of Türkiye.
WITH HASAN IN GAZA, 2025
Palestine, Germany, France, Qatar | DCP, Color, 106' | Arabic
Director: Kamal Aljafari
For the Thursday screening of this film, visitors can collect their tickets at the museum desk on the day of the screening. Tickets are free for residents of Türkiye.
YAKUSHIMA’S ILLUSION, 2025
France, Japan, Belgium | DCP, Color, 122’ | French, Japanese, English
Director: Naomi Kawase
Cast: Vicky Krieps, Kanichiro
For the Thursday screening of this film, visitors can collect their tickets at the museum desk on the day of the screening. Tickets are free for residents of Türkiye.
