Irish Premiere

Part of the charm of SUBTITLE is discovering films that might otherwise never get an Irish theatrical release. This year’s programme features a host of Irish premieres, offering a glimpse of the breadth and variety of European cinema and the actors who bring these stories to life. For many of these films, this may be your first – and possibly only – chance to see them on the big screen in Ireland!

Beginnings

Beginnings
A couple on the brink of divorce find their lives unexpectedly bound together when a sudden stroke changes everything.

Dir. Jeanette Nordahl
Casting Dir. Anja Philip
Cast includes: Trine Dyrholm, David Dencik

Denmark, Sweden | 1h 36m | 2025 | Drama

Dust

Dust
Belgian entrepreneurs Luc and Gert, face a weekend of reckoning as their business empire teeters on the brink of collapse.

Dir. Anke Blondé
Casting Dir. Sien Josephine Teijssen
Cast includes: Arieh Worthalter, Jan Hammenecker

Belgium, United Kingdom | 1h 49m | 2026 | Drama

Four Minus Three

Four Minus Three
A professional clown faces devastating loss, putting her belief in humour, hope and the healing power of laughter to the test.

Dir. Adrian Goiginger
Casting Dir. Angelika Kropej
Cast includes: Valerie Pachner, Robert Stadlober

Austria, Germany | 2h 1m | 2026 | Drama

I Understand Your Displeasure

I Understand Your Displeasure
A cleaning-company supervisor is caught between her workers' needs and relentless demands from clients, management and subcontractors.

Dir. Kilian Armando Friedrich
Casting Dir. Daya Sieber
Cast includes: Sabine Thalau, Nada Kosturin

Germany | 1h 33m | 2026 | Drama

Loss of Balance

Loss of Balance
A disillusioned drama student falls under the influence of a charismatic director when she is cast as Lady Macbeth in her graduation production.

Dir. Korek Bojanowski
Casting Dir. Ewa Łepecka-Krzyżanowska
Cast includes: Nel Kaczmarek, Tomasz Schuchardt

Poland | 1h 37m | 2024 | Drama

Memory Lane

Memory Lane
An elderly Dutch couple embark on a road trip to Spain, where old habits, stubborn personalities and a lifetime together make for an unexpectedly eventful journey.

Dir. Jelle de Jonge
Casting Dir. Susanne Groen, Ann Willems, Belén Calafell
Cast includes: Leny Breederveld, Martin van Waardenberg

Netherlands, Belgium | 1h 38m | 2024 | Comedy, Drama

No Rest for the Wicked

No Rest for the Wicked
In the nineteenth-century Faroe Islands, a young fisherman's encounter with a mysterious whaler awakens desires forbidden by his isolated community

Dir. Kasper Kalle
Casting Dir. Andrés Cuenca; Tonucha
Cast includes: Egor Venned, Pilou Asbæk

Denmark, Faroe Islands | 1h 43m | 2026 | Drama, Romance

Redoubt

Redoubt
During the Cold War, a Swedish farm worker, Karl, fortifies his home with scrap metal to protect himself and his neighbours.

Dir. John Skoog
Casting Dir. Balder Ljunggren (Casting Coordinator)
Cast includes: Denis Lavant, Agnieszka Podsiadlik

Sweden, Denmark | 1h 25m | 2025 | Drama

Renovation

Renovation
When renovation work disrupts her new flat, Ilona's encounter with a Ukrainian builder leads her to question the settled future she's planned with her boyfriend.

Dir. Gabrielė Urbonaitė
Casting Dir. Marija Kavtaradze; Ugnė Šiaučiūnaitė
Cast includes: Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė, Roman Lutskyi

Lithuania, Latvia | 1h 30m | 2025 | Drama

Second Victims

Second Victims
During a hectic shift in an understaffed hospital, a neurologist faces a series of difficult decisions that threaten to unravel her professional confidence.

Dir. Zinnini Elkington
Casting Dir. Greta Staahl
Cast includes: Özlem Saglanmak, Trine Dyrholm

Denmark | 1h 32m | 2025 | Drama

Three Days of Fish

Three Days of Fish
During his father's brief return to Rotterdam for medical check-ups, a middle-aged son struggles to reconnect with him in this quietly funny, bittersweet story of family ties.

Dir. Peter Hoogendoorn
Casting Dir. Fay Muller, Sven van den Berg
Cast includes: Ton Kas, Guido Pollemans

Netherlands, Belgium | 1h 25m | 2024 | Comedy, Drama

Ulya

Ulya
Ulya, an exceptionally tall teenager leaves her remote Latvian farm for an elite basketball team, searching for a place to belong.

Dir. Viesturs Kairišs
Casting Dir. Gunita Grosa
Cast includes: Karlis Arnolds Avots, Chulpan Khamatova

Latvia, Poland | 1h 42m | 2026 | Drama, Sport

Unraveled

Unraveled
Maria, a former elite swimmer questions her marriage and her past when allegations of sexual misconduct emerge against her husband and former coach.

Dir. Pernille Fischer Christensen
Casting Dir. Djamila Hansen
Cast includes: Danica Ćurčić, Lars Ranthe

Denmark | 1h 48m | 2026 | Drama

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