Festival programme

Below you find the whole program for this year's Films from the South. 

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before festival
Thu 5 Nov
Fri 6 Nov
Sat 7 Nov
Sun 8 Nov
Mon 9 Nov
Tue 10 Nov
Wed 11 Nov
Thu 12 Nov
Fri 13 Nov
Sat 14 Nov
Sun 15 Nov
after festival
All venues
All venues
Deichman Bjørvika
Vega Scene
Vega Scene 1
15:30
15
Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie

A film about one of the world’s greatest writers and his struggle to survive and hold on to hope.

Fri 06.11 15:30 - 17:17

Vika Kino 4
16:15
15
Paradise

Paradise

Ghana, Canada, France 2026, Jérémy Comte, 1h 30m

A MID 90s-esque coming-of-age story about teenagers searching for the meaning of life – and answers about their absent fathers.

Fri 06.11 16:15 - 17:45

Lillebil
17:00
A
Lysets spor (1. episode)

We are screening the first episode of the coming series TRACING LIGHT, directed and produced by journalist Mahmona Khan.

Fri 06.11 17:00 - 18:00

Cinemateket Bølgen
17:15
12
The Secret Reading Club of Kabul

The Secret Reading Club of Kabul

Afghanistan, Finland, Norway 2026, Shakiba Adil, Elina Hirvonen, 1h 35m

A powerful documentary about a reading club for women, in a society that has taken everything from them.

Fri 06.11 17:15 - 19:30

Vika Kino 2

Arrangement

The Critical Room: Hope in the written word

The Critical Room: Hope in the written word

After the film, we meet director Shakiba Adil in a conversation with Sharbanoo Sadat and Liv Kjølseth.

Fri 06.11 17:15

Vika Kino 2
17:30
9
Amazomania

Amazomania

Brazil, Sweden, Denmark, France 2026, Nathan Grossman, 1h 33m

A thirst for exploration and selfish ambition collide with concern for the Indigenous people in the pursuit of the ultimate jungle adventure.

Fri 06.11 17:30 - 19:43

Vega Scene 1

Arrangement

The Critical Room: An adventure with a colonial aftertaste

The Critical Room: An adventure with a colonial aftertaste

After the film there will be a conversation with director Nathan Grossman.

Fri 06.11 17:30

Vega Scene 1
12
The Meltdown

The Meltdown

Chile, Mexico, Spain, USA 2026, Manuela Martelli, 1h 48m

A nerve-wracking drama set at a winter hotel in Chile, in the wake of Pinochet's fall.

Fri 06.11 17:30 - 19:18

Vika Kino 1
12
No Good Men

No Good Men

Afghanistan, Denmark, Norway, Germany, France 2026, Shahrbanoo Sadat, 1h 43m

A warm, brave and accessible film about love, courage and hope under extreme circumstances.

Fri 06.11 17:30 - 19:43

Tancred

Arrangement

Artist Talk: Shahrbanoo Sadat

Artist Talk: Shahrbanoo Sadat

Before the screening of NO GOOD MEN at Cinemateket in Oslo, Friday November 6, director Shahrbanoo Sadat will be present for an Artist Talk.

Fri 06.11 17:30

Tancred
17:45
15
Pepita the Gunslinger

Pepita the Gunslinger

Argentine, Spain 2026, Lucía Puenzo, 1h 46m

A neo-noir thriller based on real events in an Argentine port city in the mid-1980s.

Fri 06.11 17:45 - 19:31

Vika Kino 3
A
Journey There

Journey There

South Korea 2025, Kim Jin-yu, 2h 3m

A beautiful depiction of a non-biological mother-son relationship.

Fri 06.11 17:45 - 19:48

Vika Kino 4
18:30
15
Angel's Egg

Angel's Egg

Japan 1985, Mamoru Oshii, 1h 11m

A spellbinding, philosophical hidden anime gem with a sparkling new restoration.

Fri 06.11 18:30 - 19:41

Lillebil
19:00
15
The Difficult Bride

The Difficult Bride

Bangladesh 2026, Rubaiyat Hossain, 1h 27m

How far are you willing to go for the perfect wedding? A body horror about beauty standards at their darkest.

Fri 06.11 19:00 - 20:27

Vega Scene 3
19:15

Arrangement

30 minutes on Brazilian wine

30 minutes on Brazilian wine

Join us on a wine journey to Brazil on Friday 6 November!

Fri 06.11 19:15

Vika Basement
20:00
12
Isabel

Isabel

Brazil, France, USA 2026, Gabe Klinger, 1h 25m

A love letter to São Paulo, sensually captured on grainy 16mm film, and to the unruly pleasures of wine – as well as a celebration of resilience and the imperfect pursuit of happiness.

Fri 06.11 20:00 - 21:25

Vika Kino 1
20:15
12
Ky Nam Inn

Ky Nam Inn

Vietnam 2025, Leon Le, 2h 20m

This atmospheric period drama undoubtedly bears a resemblence with Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love.

Fri 06.11 20:15 - 22:35

Vika Kino 2
15
The Samurai and the Prisoner

An elegant and razor-sharp chamber piece set in feudal Japan, by Kiyoshi Kurosawa.

Fri 06.11 20:15 - 22:42

Vika Kino 3
20:30
12
Sad Girlz

Sad Girlz

Mexico, Spain, France 2026, Fernanda Tovar, 1h 30m

Two teen swimmers in Mexico are preparing for a major competition while dealing with trauma that transforms their friendship.

Fri 06.11 20:30 - 22:00

Lillebil
15
Godzilla Minus Zero

Two years after surviving Godzilla's attack, the Shikishima family again faces an attack from the legendary monster.

Fri 06.11 20:30 - 22:45

Vega Scene 1
15
Ghost in the Cell

Ghost in the Cell

Indonesia, South Korea 2026, Joko Anwar, 1h 46m

The director of SATAN'S SLAVES is back with a combo of martial arts, extreme violence and comedy!

Fri 06.11 20:30 - 22:16

Vika Kino 4
20:45
18
The Furious

The Furious

Hong Kong, China, USA 2025, Kenji Tanigaki, 1h 53m

A father goes on a quest for revenge against a group of kidnappers who have abducted his daughter.

Fri 06.11 20:45 - 22:38

Tancred