Be2Can Bratislava

The 13th edition of the Be2Can film festival will offer a carefully curated selection of the most notable films from the festivals in Berlin, Venice, and Cannes. It will take place in Bratislava from October 14 to 21, 2026, and will showcase both brand-new voices in filmmaking and the work of iconic directors.

This year’s program will feature award-winning dramas, thrillers, sci-fi, romantic films, and an exceptional dance documentary. We’ve selected all 8 films that are part of Be2Can 2026.

Program:

🎬 Minotaur (Minotaure)

Andrey Zvyagintsev
🇫🇷🇱🇻🇩🇪 France / Latvia / Germany | 2026 | 142 min | drama, crime, thriller
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One of the main titles of this year’s festival. The story takes place in Russia in 2022, following the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine. Successful businessman Gleb tries to keep both his company and his family together as the war and social changes increasingly affect their lives. When he begins to suspect his wife of infidelity, he makes a decision that pushes him to the brink of moral and emotional collapse. The film is a loose modern remake of Chabrol’s The Unfaithful Wife

🔥 Her Private Hell

Nicolas Winding Refn
🇩🇰🇺🇸 Denmark / USA | 2026 | 110 min | drama, horror, mystery, sci-fi, thriller
🎞️

A new film from the director of Drive and The Neon Demon. Refn explores fear, obsession, mortality and rebirth, with the film partly inspired by his own near-death experience. Expect his signature striking neon aesthetic and surreal sci-fi imagery. The cast includes Sophie Thatcher, Charles Melton, Kristine Froseth and Diego Calva.

🏔️ Liberation (Kurtuluş)

Emin Alper
🇹🇷 Turkey and international co-production | 2026 | 120 min | drama
🏆 Grand Jury Prize – Berlinale 2026

A family returns to a remote village in the Turkish mountains after being driven away because of a decades-long land dispute. Old hostilities resurface, and Mesut begins to interpret his disturbing visions as warnings from God. Religion, fear, power and collective hatred gradually push the community towards conflict. The story is based on true events.

❤️ No Good Men (Kabul Jan)

Shahrbanoo Sadat
🇩🇪🇩🇰🇫🇷🇳🇴 | 2026 | 104 min | romantic comedy / biographical
🎞️ Opening Film – Berlinale 2026

Kabul in 2021, shortly before the Taliban’s return. Naru is the only female camera operator at the country’s main television station, and after leaving her violent and unfaithful husband, she fights for her son. At work, she grows closer to journalist Qodrat. The film combines romantic comedy with the very serious backdrop of the final days of relative freedom for Afghan journalists and women.

🌊 Red Rocks

Bruno Dumont
🇫🇷🇮🇹🇧🇪🇵🇷 | 2026 | 91 min | drama
🎞️ Cannes 2026

A summer story set on the French Riviera. Five-year-old Géo and his friends spend their summer by the sea, jumping from the red cliffs. When a rival group of children appears, their battle for “territory” becomes intertwined with first feelings and attraction. Be2Can describes the film as a sun-drenched children’s variation on Romeo and Juliet.

🤖 Memory of Princess Mumbi

Damien Hauser
🇨🇭 Switzerland | 2025 | 81 min | sci-fi, romance, fantasy, comedy, drama
🎞️ Venice – Giornate degli Autori

The year is 2093. Young filmmaker Kuve arrives in the futuristic African country of Umata to make a documentary about the aftermath of war. There he meets Mumbi, who persuades him to make the film without artificial intelligence. The Afrofuturist romance also becomes a reflection on AI, memory, filmmaking and what it means to remain human.

✨ The Golden Age (L’âge d’or)

Bérenger Thouin
🇫🇷🇮🇹 France / Italy | 2026 | 113 min | drama
🎞️ Cannes Classics 2026

An epic historical drama about Jeanne Lavaur, a butcher’s daughter who dreams of becoming a countess. Her life unfolds against the backdrop of major events of the 20th century – from the 1920s through two world wars and major social transformations. One of the film’s distinctive features is its combination of a fictional narrative with restored authentic archival footage.

💃 Pina

Wim Wenders
🇩🇪🇫🇷🇬🇧 | 2011 | 103 min | documentary / dance film
🏆 Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature

The only older film in this year’s selection. Wenders’ visually stunning tribute to legendary choreographer Pina Bausch and her Tanztheater Wuppertal. The film captures some of her best-known choreographies, including The Rite of Spring, Café Müller, Kontakthof and Vollmond, combining them with memories from members of her company.

Movie Theaters:

Artkino za Zrkadlom

Cinema City Eurovea

Edison Filmhub

Kino Film Europe

Kino Lúky

Kino Lumière

Kino Mladosť

Kino SĽUK

The festival will also feature a variety of accompanying events, including expert introductions and Q&A sessions with international filmmakers. The popular Roundtable discussion and a creative workshop for children will also be part of the program.

Get ready for intense experiences and a hypnotically captivating atmosphere!

Location: Slovakia
Date: from 14.10.2026 – 21.10.2026
Start: from 10:00 – to 21:00

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