Limelight
Programme IFFR 2025
Avant-premieres and cinematic highlights of this year’s festival circuit: eagerly anticipated audience favourites and international award-winners.
Overview of films
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Quisling – The Final Days
Erik Poppe | 146' | Norway | Dutch Premiere
Intense, thoughtful drama about the enigmatic Norwegian politician Vidkun Quisling and his execution in 1945. -
The Return
Uberto Pasolini | 115' | Italy | Dutch Premiere
The timelessness of Homer’s The Odyssey shines through in this emotionally resonant, pared-back adaptation, featuring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche. -
Rock ‘n’ Roll Ringo
Dominik Galizia | 100' | Germany | International premiere
Ringo is a dreamer trapped within the twinkly but dangerous world of a German funfair. -
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Mohammad Rasoulof | 168' | Germany | Dutch Premiere
Now-exiled Iranian writer-director Rasoulof interweaves political activism with family drama. Winner of Cannes Prix Spécial. -
September 5
Tim Fehlbaum | 94' | Germany | Dutch Premiere
The ethics of journalistic practice are explored via events that defined the 1972 Munich Olympics. -
Silence of the Sea
Wakamatsu Setsuro | 112' | Japan | International premiere
A forged painting occasions a rhapsodic meditation on ageing, beauty, authenticity and love. -
The Sisters
Trần Hữu Tấn | 122' | Vietnam | European premiere
Sacrificial sister exacts gruesome revenge in a macabre fairytale set in mediaeval Vietnam. -
Spermageddon
Tommy Wirkola, Rasmus A. Sivertsen | 79' | Norway | Dutch Premiere
A fearless, filthy and deceptively sweet animated musical about the miracle of life. -
The Surfer
Lorcan Finnegan | 99' | Australia | Dutch Premiere
Nicolas Cage is terrorised by a violent surf cult in this wildly enjoyable film. -
Il tempo che ci vuole
Francesca Comencini | 108' | Italy | Dutch Premiere
Francesca Comencini pays tribute to Italian cinema masterpiece creator, her father Luigi Comencini. -
Thangalaan [Director’s Cut]
Ranjith Pandurangan | 163' | India | World premiere
A colonial gold prospector teams up with oppressed villagers in a subversive fantasy adventure epic. -
This City Is a Battlefield
Mouly Surya | 118' | Indonesia | World premiere
A sumptuous Jakarta-set historical thriller fusing sensual romantic drama with gripping political intrigue.