LONG NIGHT OF SHORT FILMS II

With the discovery of a briefcase filled with dirty money, the routine day of two fishermen, father and son, takes a sudden turn. When ruthless gangsters and corrupt policemen appear on the scene, the two find themselves caught between greed and conscience, pushed to their limits. This darkly humorous crime drama transforms the Georgian outskirts into a lawless frontier.

A Romanian smuggler brings cigarettes out of Ukraine under the guise of humanitarian aid. But a Ukrainian refugee child who sneaks into his van throws his plans into disarray. Speechlessness, mistrust and the war raging in the background characterise the journey – until compassion unexpectedly flashes and heralds a daring odyssey.

After years of waiting, Olena finally reaches the moment of truth. Together with her daughter and partner, she arrives in eastern Ukraine, where a mass grave has been uncovered. DNA tests may clarify the fate of her missing husband – but on site, doubts arise, reflecting on the human ability to bear the past while moving forward.

In the year 2194, a civil servant encounters an artificial intelligence that believes it is on the verge of completing its human body. Against the high-tech backdrop of the AI laboratory, an intense duel unfolds that will decide the fate of this new form of existence and raise the question: How do we deal with the human aspect of AI?

Nûşîn returns to her Kurdish family when her sister is hospitalised after attempting suicide and is declared brain dead. But her sister is pregnant – accidentally? Torn between feelings of guilt, shame and social pressure, Nûşîn fights against her family's wish to keep her sister's body alive until the baby is born.

A highly talented but failed pianist returns home to Moldova in the 2000s. Together with his eight-year-old son, he struggles to secure a spot to sell vegetables. When the burden of poverty nearly breaks the father, an inconspicuous gesture from his son gives him new hope.