THE 12th European Film Festival in South Africa takes place in Cape Town and Johannesburg, from 9 to 19 October, 2025, with a smaller curated programme online in Southern Africa. Screenings will be at The Labia, Cape Town, and The Bioscope and Nu Metro Hyde Park in Johannesburg.
In Le Mohican, an unlikely hero is on the run from the mafia and ruthless property developers who threaten to take his land. His resistance transforms him into a legend. (France)
The North has been called “the best hiking movie to date” and the power of its energy underlies the journey of “humans who need to reconnect with nature and grow through friendships.” (The Netherlands)
In Sirat, a father and son, search for his daughter through the Moroccan desert, with the soundtrack leading the way in this ”odyssey between life and death.” (Spain)
In Unicorns, rising star Ben Hardy plays a mechanic and a single father who falls in love with a South Asian drag queen; reminding us of what it takes to transform and cross borders, whether physical, mental, or spiritual. (United Kingdom)
Great Yarmouth: Provisional Figures deals with economic migrants and the fantasy of escaping one’s situation. It has been described as “a chilling exploration of modern servitude.” (Portugal)
In Real Faces, a casting agent relocates to Brussels after a breakup and meets reclusive Eliott, forming an unexpected friendship that inspires her to break free from societal expectations. (Flanders/Belgium)
Fuori is about controversial feminist writer Goliarda Sapienza when she was jailed for a crazy and unforeseen incident. In prison she forms an unusual and lasting bond with inmates. (Italy)
A Perfectly Normal Family redefines love and understanding when Emma’s father Thomas announces that he wants to become Agnetha. (Denmark)
In Under the Volcano, a summer vacation in Tenerife turns to chaos when a Ukrainian family learns about the invasion of their country. (Poland)
Miroirs #.3 is a haunting exploration of loss, memory, and unexpected recovery when an accident survivor is taken in by a good Samaritan family. (Germany)
