Visions du Réel

Climber Adam Ondra, best in his field, is known for his fearless, record-breaking ascents. An intimate portrait explores his life beyond the headlines

Ahmet, a champion boxer and professional soldier, starts taking acting lessons. On stage he comes face to face with his own internal battles.

When a refugee from Ghana requests to participate in a traditional Christian procession, differing opinions divide a small Italian town.

Hanan fled with her family from northern Iraq across the Mediterranean Sea. At that time, she did not know how to swim. She now overcomes the trauma.

On the river Tetscha in the southern Urals, in the middle of nowhere between Europe and Asia, is the most radioactively contaminated area in the world

This moving portrait of a maternity hospital in Vienna provides a fascinating insight into the drama, pain, and beauty of being born into this world.

Green Party icon Petra Kelly is shot in her sleep by her partner Gert Bastian, an ex-Federal Armed Forces general, before he kills himself.

Anja Salomonowitz portrays three women from her family who as children lived through WWII but whose memories of that time diverge.

The doc about the cult surrounding a Soviet physicist Boris Zolotov was awarded the ARTE documentary award.

A touching documentary about the everyday life of Zurich's forgotten youth.

How can our society develop in the face of current social, economic and cultural challenges?

Three brothers embark on a search for traces left by their deceased brother, Jakob, who committed suicide.

The film is about love and hate, about right and wrong words. At its centre are Ingeborg Bachmann and Paul Celan, who met in post-war Vienna.

The testimonies of former Wehrmacht soldiers collected by Ruth Beckermann are still horrifying today.

A road movie in a hearse. After the death of an Italian man, two undertakers, Jovan and José - themselves emigrants - drive the body to Italy.

Jaffa, home of the world famous cakes, is a bustling metropolis and focus of this fascinating documentary.

“When the bombs fell, the first thing we did was run away. It was not until later that we realized we had not looked back.”

A circus gives the street children of St. Petersburg hope and a chance for a better life.

Dog fights and other blood sports are banned in most countries, but they still are practiced widely in alleyways and backyards around the world.

Against the breathtaking backdrop of the Swiss mountains, 3 extraordinary vocal artists develop traditional yodelling into their own musical language.

A fascinating document about the last Polish president not elected democratically.

THOSE WHO GO THOSE WHO STAY is Ruth Beckermann's meta-film - an analysis of her own cinematic works, a kind of progress report.

Two young immigrants from the Balkan are prepared to do almost anything to get a European passport, including a paid marriage.