33rd Days of European Film

Uncompromising film critic, music and festival dramaturg, presenter of the radio podcast Čelisti and leading psychosomatician Aleš Stuchlý has been leading a successful curatorial block of healing screenings called Mental Hygiene for the seventh year. Top films with insightful introductions and maximum side effects, the possibility of a personal therapeutic session after the closing credits in the form of heated discussions with fresh guests, all in his home theatre, Edison Filmhub.

DEF 2026 // 9. – 14. 4. 2026 // Mental Hygiene at Edison Filmhub

➡︎ Thursday 9 April, 8.30pm: Little Trouble Girls, dir. Urška Djukić (SL) // host: online Vladimir Gojun

➡︎ Friday 10 April, 7.30pm: Wolves, dir. Jonas Ulrich (CH) // host: tba

➡︎ Saturday 11 April, 5.00pm: Reedland / Rietland, dir. Sven Bresser (NL) // host: Martin Pleštil

➡︎ Sunday 12 April, 6.00pm: The Stranger / L'Étranger, dir. François Ozon (FR) // host: David Čeněk

➡︎ Monday 14 April, 7.30pm: Hen, dir. JGyörgy Pálfi (HU) // host: Antonín Tesař

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The Stranger

L'Étranger

2025 120 min.

François Ozon’s striking black-and-white adaptation of Albert Camus’ existential novel. A young Frenchman in 1930s Algeria navigates grief, detachment, and a world that expects meaning where he feels none. Awards: Lumière Awards — Best Film, Best Actor, Best Cinematography (Winner); Venice Film Festival — Golden Lion (Nomination); European Film Awards — Best Cinematography (Nomination); César Awards — Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Music, Best Cinematography (Nomination)

Sections: Panorama

Country: France

Directed by: François Ozon

Starring: Benjamin Voisin, Pierre Lottin, Swann Arlaud, Denis Lavant, Rebecca Marder, Jean-Benoît Ugeux, Jean-Charles Clichet

Language: French with Czech and English subtitles

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Little Trouble Girls

Kaj ti je deklica

2025 89 min.

In a closed world of a Catholic girls’ choir, faith and sexuality collide. During a summer retreat, a teenage girl faces temptations she can’t simply sing away.

Sections: Panorama

Country: Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Serbia

Directed by: Urška Djukić

Starring: Jara Sofija Ostan, Mina Švajger, Sasa Tabakovic, Nataša Burger, Marko Mandić, Lotos Sparovec, Branko Zavrsan

Language: Slovenian with Czech and English subtitles

Hen

2025 96 min.

Poultry in the starring role: an action-packed adventure of a black hen who will do anything not to end up on a plate. A visually punchy ride from genre eccentric György Pálfi (Taxidermia). Awards: Toronto International Film Festival — Honorable Mention

Sections: Film & Music

Country: Germany, Greece, Hungary

Directed by: György Pálfi

Starring: Yannis Kokiasmenos, Maria Diakopanayotou, Argyris Pandazaras, Antonis Kafetzopoulos, Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos

Language: Greek with Czech and English subtitles

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Reedland

Rietland

2025 112 min.

An atmospheric crime story set among Dutch reed fields. In his debut, Sven Bresser builds paranoid tension in a rarely seen landscape at the edge of civilization. Awards: IFF Řím – Nomination: Award Roberta Rosselliniho (Best Film); Zurich – Nomination: Award diváků „Crouching Tigers“ (Best Film).

Sections: First time

Country: Netherlands, Belgium

Directed by: Sven Bresser

Starring: Gerrit Knobbe, Anna Loeffen, Loïs Reinders, Lola van Zoggel, Miranda Meinders

Language: Dutch with Czech and English subtitles

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Wolves

2025 100 min.

A love story set in today’s Swiss black metal subculture. A teenage girl falls for a singer whose fascination with Nazism is barely hidden—an edgy debut starring Bartosz Bielenia and Selma Kopp. Awards: Zurich Film Festival — Golden Eye for Best International Feature Film (Nomination)

Sections: First time

Country: Switzerland

Directed by: Jonas Ulrich

Starring: Selma Kopp, Bartosz Bielenia Fabian Künzli

Language: German with Czech and English subtitles

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Side event program

We invite you to a discussion after the film Whispers in the Woods, a visually impressive animated story about journey, cooperation and survival in a changing world. This film raises questions about man's relationship with nature, the need for respect for all living beings and the necessity to adapt to changing conditions. What role do we play in nature and animals? How is climate change affecting life on Earth, and how can we help protect nature and animal rights? The moderator of the discussion will be Sabina Vosecká, and guests will be the representatives of the organization Hlas zvířat, Tereza and Robert Plicka.

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Whispers in the Woods

Le Chant des forêts

2025 95 min.

Renowned photographer Vincent Munier returns after The Velvet Queen with a documentary from his home region. A sensitive love letter to the beauty and secrets of the French forest—and to his father. Awards: Lumière Awards — Best Original Music (Winner); Best Cinematography (Nomination); César Awards — Best Sound (Nomination)

Sections: Panorama

Country: France

Directed by: Vincent Munier

Starring: Vincent Munier, Simon Munier

Language: French with Czech and English subtitles

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Side event program

After the screening of the film Christy, there will be a discussion with representatives of the Patron program. Together, we will open the topic of adolescence after leaving the orphanage, the need for a safe environment, and the great role that one reliable person can play. The debate will offer concrete experiences from practice and show that help does not have to be spectacular to be essential. Admission to the film and discussion is free.

The Patron program helps young people from orphanages integrate into society and prepare for an independent life. After leaving the orphanage, teenage boys and girls are on their own for most things, and therefore it is important for them to know that they have someone to trust and to turn to. The Patron also offers them a rare one-on-one relationship.

The Patron creates a solid point on which young adults can lean after leaving the orphanage. He or she is not tasked with taking on the role of sponsor or parent, but offers his or her time and life experience. He or she also functions as a positive role model, a guide to everyday activities, and helps with successful independence – finding housing, work, and building a relationship. The patron is a volunteer (30+) who has no criminal record, functions in society without problems, and has achieved independence himself.

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Christy

2025 94 min.

An explosive coming-of-age drama about friendship on the tough outskirts of Cork. Awards: Irish Film & Television Awards — Best Film, Best Director (Nomination); Astra Film Awards — Best Actress in a Drama (Nomination); Hamptons International Film Festival — Achievement in Acting Award (Festival Award) The film is competing for the LUX Audience Award. You can rate it until 12 April <a href="https://luxaward-rating.europarl.europa.eu/en/">here</a>.

Sections: LUX Audience Award

Country: Ireland, United Kingdom

Directed by: Brendan Canty

Starring: Danny Power, Diarmuid Noyes, Emma Willis, Alison Oliver, Helen Behan, Chris Walley

Language: English with Czech subtitles

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Side event program