Weekly overview
28 Nov – 4 Dec
IMDb 9.1 Meeting the Buddha
Meeting the Buddha presents the life and legacy of the 16th Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje—the head of the Karma Kagyu lineage, one of four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The film captures the remarkable presence of this spiritual teacher, known as a Living Buddha and the King of the Yogis. We meet Ole Nydahl, a wild young hippy from Denmark who, as a small child, had declared his wish to become the "Danish champion of mind." His life is radically transformed by a chance encounter with the Karmapa in Nepal in 1969. Ole and his wife, Hannah, become key figures in bringing Tibetan Buddhism to the West, founding hundreds of meditation centres—from Mexico City to Vladivostok—and carrying forward their teacher's vision with unshakable dedication.
- Documentary
Santa's Workshop
Nine-year-old Mari is really looking forward to Christmas. Her journalist dad, Svein, on the other hand, loves his job so much, he barely notices the festive season. One night, Mari’s Christmas list vanishes – and in its place lies a mysterious mitten. The mitten sends Mari, Svein and her adventurous grandma on an exciting quest to find Santa Claus. Meanwhile, Stubby the Wishlist Elf is in a panic — he’s lost his mitten, which might just lead this curious family straight to the secret location of Santa’s workshop! He must stop them before it’s too late!
- Comedy
- Family
- Animation
The Rainbow Fish
The rainbow fish, an outsider obsessed with his glittering scales, learns the power of friendship on an adventurous sea voyage with the little blue fish. He finds his place in a colorful fish community—and realizes that sharing brings people together.
- Family
- Animation
TMDB 75RT 66IMDb 7.8 Home Alone
OV · 1990 · 103 min
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. When thieves try to break into his home, he puts up a fight like no other.
- Comedy
- Family
IMDb 7.2 Emil and the Detectives
When a suspicious man bribes Emil with chocolate in return for a bundle of cash, the young lad thinks of a plan to catch him.
- Family
- Comedy
- Crime
BERGMANNSKLAVIER – BANDONEON
TMDB 66RT 79IMDb 6.7 They Shot the Piano Player
OV · OmU
New York, 2010. Jeff Harris, a music journalist, sets out to uncover the truth about Francisco Tenório Júnior, a young Brazilian samba-jazz pianist who disappeared in Buenos Aires on March 18, 1976.
- Animation
- Drama
- History
We are all Young Gods
OV · OmU
December 2025: The Young Gods ignite the stage at Fri-Son. More than a concert, this visual experience captures the urgency of the live show while summoning the band's history. An organic celebration of a forty-year career, deeply rooted in Switzerland's most iconic rock venue.
- Music
- Documentary
TMDB 77RT 92IMDb 7.8 Edward Scissorhands
OV · 1990 · 105 min
A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.
- Fantasy
- Drama
- Romance
Eternity - Florentina Holzinger
OV · OmU
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TMDB 74RT 90IMDb 7.7 When Harry Met Sally...
Sex always gets in the way of friendships between men and women. At least, that's what Harry Burns believes. So when Harry meets Sally Albright and a deep friendship blossoms between them, Harry's determined not to let his attraction to Sally destroy it. But when a night of weakness ends in a morning of panic, can the pair avoid succumbing to Harry's fears by remaining friends and admitting they just might be the perfect match for each other?
- Comedy
- Romance
- Drama
Leica – A Century of Vision
LEICA - A CENTURY OF VISION shows how the invention of the 35mm format revolutionized documentary photography. Featuring legendary and contemporary photographers the film reveals the camera's enduring power to capture history as it unfolds.
- Documentary
Santa's Workshop
Nine-year-old Mari is really looking forward to Christmas. Her journalist dad, Svein, on the other hand, loves his job so much, he barely notices the festive season. One night, Mari’s Christmas list vanishes – and in its place lies a mysterious mitten. The mitten sends Mari, Svein and her adventurous grandma on an exciting quest to find Santa Claus. Meanwhile, Stubby the Wishlist Elf is in a panic — he’s lost his mitten, which might just lead this curious family straight to the secret location of Santa’s workshop! He must stop them before it’s too late!
- Comedy
- Family
- Animation
The Rainbow Fish
The rainbow fish, an outsider obsessed with his glittering scales, learns the power of friendship on an adventurous sea voyage with the little blue fish. He finds his place in a colorful fish community—and realizes that sharing brings people together.
- Family
- Animation
MISTY - THE ERROLL GARNER STORY (mit anschl. Konzert von Nils Petter Molvær)
OV · OmU
Asterix: The Kingdom of Nubia
The irreductible Gauls are turned into harmless children after a rare youth elixir accidentally ends up into the magic potion. To find the antidote and save the village from the Romans attack, Asterix and Obelix embark on a crazy journey to the far away Kingdom of Nubia.
- Animation
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Family
- Fantasy
Curtains
In CURTAINS, Sandra Hüller tells the story of a woman who breaks out of a long-term violent relationship and of a political and social system that prefers to look the other way. The film shows the power structures behind the facades and how the state inadequately protects women.
- Documentary
FRITZ LEBT
TMDB 71RT 76IMDb 6.9 Eternity
OV · OmU
In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with and her first love, who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive.
- Romance
- Comedy
- Drama
AbatonOmU
IMDb 8.9 together apart.
Sophie and Jojo have been separated for six months but still live together like a couple. Only when Sophie's parents—who are unaware of the breakup—make their continued financial support conditional on her having a child with Jojo does movement come into the stagnant lives of the two millennials.
- Comedy
- Romance
Godard est mort, vive Godard! DIE PASSION DER JUNGFRAU VON ORLÉANS
OV · OmU
IMDb 6.2 Der Haustyrann
Cafe owner Paul Perlacher is a real pig: not only are his daughter and sister Trude embarrassed constantly by his disgusting behavior, but his tenants are subjected to every legal trick under the Sun to get them to move out. Nevertheless, Amalie Hartning's a stubborn woman and can take care of herself well when it comes to her tyrannical landlord. If that weren't enough for Paul, his daughter's gone and fallen in love with the nephew of this pain in rear! And when Paul's ordered to jail by the courts, that really is the last straw.
- Comedy
IMDb 6.4 Auch Leben ist eine Kunst - Der Fall Max Emden
Documentary about Jewish entrepreneur and art collector Max Emden and his grandson's fight for restitution and compensation for losses suffered during the Nazi era.
- Documentary
Holy Wood Dust
OmU
Every winter, millions of fir trees are chopped down, admired, and thrown away. The film follows their journey above and below ground, from human rituals to the hidden life inside the trees. A story about trees that we celebrate by cutting them down.
- Documentary
AbatonOmU
IMDb 7.5 No Good Men
2021, Afghanistan right before the Taliban’s return. Naru, the only camerawoman at Kabul’s main TV station, struggles to keep custody of her three-year-old son after leaving her serial cheater husband. Convinced no good men exist in her country, Naru is caught off guard when Qodrat, Kabul TV’s most important journalist, gives her a career opportunity. As the two crisscross the city reporting on its last days of freedom, sparks fly and Naru starts to doubt herself: could there actually be a good man out there?
- Comedy
- Romance
- Drama
Bearcave
OV · OmU
Set in the Greek mountain village of Tirna, Bearcave follows Argyro, a badass farmer, and her best friend Anneta, the village "it" girl and local manicurist. Once Anneta admits that she's pregnant and planning to leave town with her lame cop boyfriend, Argyro challenges Anneta to embark on an adventure to find the mystical bear cave. Before Argyro has a chance to confess her own love, Anneta leaves for her new life in the big city. Argyro is left broken. Meanwhile, in her new home with her clingy mother-in-law, Anneta quickly realizes her destiny lies elsewhere.
- Drama
- Romance
- Mystery
TMDB 74RT 97IMDb 7.7 Sense and Sensibility
2026 · 133 min
The Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, learn that their prospects of marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. After Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son. These circumstances leave Mr. Dashwood's wife and daughters without a home and with barely enough money to live on. As Elinor and Marianne struggle to find romantic fulfillment in a society obsessed with financial and social status, they must learn to mix sense with sensibility in their dealings with both money and men.
- Drama
- Romance
IMDb 7.0 From Inside Out: The Architecture of Peter Zumthor
3D
We all come from houses in which we live, dream, love and die. This long-term documentary project explores the significance of architecture in our everyday lives and takes its audience on a journey to the most impressive places designed by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor.
- Documentary
TMDB 71RT 51IMDb 7.0 The Holiday
Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.
- Comedy
- Romance
TMDB 71RT 86IMDb 7.3 Gremlins
OV · 1984 · 100 min
After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures on a small town.
- Fantasy
- Horror
- Comedy
TMDB 68IMDb 6.3 Chopin, a Sonata in Paris
2025 · 114 min
He is the talk of the town, the most romantic figure of decadent Parisian nights. When his lungs start bleeding, Chopin knows his days are numbered. Composing becomes his only obsession. The ticking clock rushes him to revolutionize music.
- Drama
- History
- Music
Von Woife und dem Glück
Abaton-Filmquiz
Ghost School
OV · OmU
Ten-year-old Rabia wants to know why her school has suddenly closed. Rumours are rife in the village and the authorities are no help. Courageously setting out to find the truth, Rabia navigates rural superstitions, local corruption and a wall of silence.
- Drama
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