PERLA (CLOSING FILM)
Running time: 108 mins
Austria, Slovakia
In 1981 Vienna, Perla, an exiled artist and single mother, struggles to support her daughter, Julia, a talented young pianist. When Julia?s father, Andrej, claims to be seriously ill, Perla makes the dangerous journey back to communist Czechoslovakia, only to discover that he wants to force his way back into their lives. Pulled between past and present, Perla begins making reckless choices that jeopardise her future with her daughter.
Perla is a quietly powerful portrait of identity and resilience, set against the tensions of the Cold War.
International Film Critics Award, Art Film Festival, 2025
12 October
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Subtitled
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