Harbour
Programme IFFR 2025
Echoing Rotterdam’s port city identity, Harbour offers a safe haven to the full range of contemporary cinema that the festival champions.
Overview of films
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Monólogo colectivo
Jessica Sarah Rinland | 104' | Argentina | Dutch Premiere
A sensitive, intimate documentary about the interactions and strong bonds between animals and their carers. -
The Moromete Family 3: Father and Son
Stere Gulea | 111' | Romania | International premiere
The conclusion of the celebrated The Moromete Family trilogy is an ode to its author, Marin Preda. -
The Moromete Family
Stere Gulea | 142' | Romania | None
Stere Gulea’s 1987 classic explores the turbulent story of a family in interwar rural Romania. -
The Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time
Stere Gulea | 108' | Romania | None
Stere Gulea’s wildly successful sequel to Romanian cinema’s best-known family saga. -
Ndar, Saga Waalo
Ousmane William Mbaye | 91' | Senegal | International premiere
A documentary about Saint-Louis, an island off the coast of Senegal negotiating its colonial legacy. -
The New Jews
Amir Ovadia Steklov | 80' | Germany | World premiere
Interview-based collage probing Israeli exiles in Berlin. A stylish, provocative intertwining of politics and sex. -
The Night Is Dark and Colder than the Day
Christina Friedrich | 83' | Germany | World premiere
Between sleeping, waking and dreaming, we experience a collective dream of children who seem to be alone in this world. -
No dejes a los niños solos
Emilio Portes | 97' | Mexico | World premiere
A claustrophobic and psychological horror film about two competitive siblings alone in their new house. -
Olivia & the Clouds
Tomás Pichardo Espaillat | 81' | Dominican Republic | Dutch Premiere
A visual and sonic tale about love, loss and how we remember. -
On Falling
Laura Carreira | 105' | United Kingdom | Dutch Premiere
A migrant warehouse worker confronts alienation and precarity with quiet grace in this award-winning debut.
