The 15th edition of the Francophone Film Days is coming to Debrecen and to the whole country. The best French films await you, giving you an insight into the trends and moods of contemporary French cinema.
The screenings start on 8 March at MODEM and continue on 19 March at the Apollo cinema.
Program of the 15th Francophone Film Days in Debrecen:
Saturday 8 March 2025
MODEM (4026 Debrecen, Hunyadi utca 1-3.)
Under the fig trees (12)
Tunisian drama, 93 min, 2022
in Arabic, with Hungarian subtitles
Wednesday 19 March, 2025
18:15 – Apollo Cinema – Kertész Mihály-terem
Girlfriends (16)
French romantic drama, 117 min, 2024
in French, with Hungarian subtitles
Following the screening, Dr. Kata Váró, film aesthete and university lecturer, will discuss the screenings and the interesting aspects of contemporary French films.
Thursday, 20 March 2025
16:30 – Apollo Cinema – Mihály Kertész Hall
Barbarians next door (12)
French comedy, 101 min, 2024
in French, with Hungarian subtitles
18:30 – Apollo Cinema – Mihály Kertész-terem
When Autumn Arrives (16)
French drama, thriller, 102 min, 2024
in French, with Hungarian subtitles
20:30 – Apollo Cinema – Mihály Kertész-terem
Happy Cheesemakers (16)
French comedy, drama, 90 min, 2024
in French, with Hungarian subtitles
Friday, 21 March 2025
15:45 – Mihály Kertész Hall
The most valuable commodity (12)
Franco-Belgian animated drama, 81 min, 2024
in French, with Hungarian subtitles
17:30 – Apollo Cinema – Kertész Mihály-terem
The Amazing (12)
French biographical drama, 107 min, 2024
in French, with Hungarian subtitles
19:45 – Apollo Cinema – Mihály Kertész-terem
The Divine Sarah Bernhardt (16)
French romantic biographical drama, 98 min, 2024
in French, with Hungarian subtitles
(Before the screening there will be a film to accompany the film! – Leos Carax: This is not me – French experimental cinema, 41 min, 2024)
+1 extra day – Saturday 22 March 2025
18:00 – Apollo Cinema – Mihály Kertész Hall
Emilia Pérez (18)
French music drama, 130 min, 2024
in Spanish, with Hungarian and French subtitles
Discussion after the screening! Dr. Anna Váró Kata, university lecturer and film aesthete, will analyse the scandal surrounding the film and, of course, the film itself, the circumstances of its creation and the way the Oscar scandal was related to the Oscar failure.
