Showing: 08 November 2025
Excitingly one of two Radu Jude films in this year’s programme, Kontinental ‘25 was filmed as a small side project but went on to win the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year.
Shot entirely in Cluj on an iPhone, the film follows the story of bailiff, Orsolya, who seeks philosophical solace in different places after a tragedy occurs during an eviction.
A comment on socio–political-economics in Romania, with references to cinema history, including its title (and probably many more stealthily packed-in Romanian cultural allusions that go over outsiders’ heads), Jude’s trademark dry wit and subtle symbolism make this film devastating and hilarious in equal measure.
One of the most exciting auteurs working in the world today, this film shows just how good Radu Jude can be.