Eastern Neighbours Film Festival

Welcome to the 16th edition of the Eastern Neighbours Film Festival! Screening November 27th-December 1st only at Filmhuis Den Haag.

About Eastern Neighbours Film Festival

The Eastern Neighbours Film Festival (ENFF) has been connecting Dutch and international audiences to the vibrant cinema of Eastern and Southeastern Europe since 2008. Held annually at Filmhuis Den Haag, ENFF showcases recent, powerful films—often Dutch premieres—including features, documentaries, shorts, and animations. Beyond the screenings, the festival hosts masterclasses, debates, and lively gatherings with directors, actors, and producers, creating a unique space for cultural exchange and dialogue. Join us for the 16th edition from November 27 to December 1, 2024, to explore exceptional films with English subtitles.

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Documentaries

Another Day

Two artists, once bound by dreams and a shared past, now face the crossroads that could break their bond forever.

At the Door of the House Who Will Come Knocking

An elderly man works exhausting hours alongside his horse in the nearby forests, but the monotonous rhythm of his solitary life hides a deeper wound.

Between Revolutions

Two women separated by political revolutions find connection through letters, defying distance and turmoil.

Bottlemen

Winner of the Heart of Sarajevo for best documentary film, Bottlemen is an homage to a vibrant, essential, yet largely invisible community, as well as an eco-western and a stark contemplation of where our society is going.

Fairy Garden

A transgender teen and a 60-year-old homeless man come together to form an unlikely but caring makeshift family.

I Am Not Everything I Want to Be

A unique documentary portrait of world-renowned photographer Libuse Jarcovjakova, often called the 'Nan Goldin of Czechoslovakia', consisting solely of her photographs and diary entries, narrated by the photographer herself.

Intercepted

Destruction in the Ukraine war shown through lengthy tableaux. Soldiers' phone calls to families reveal a parallel world. Sound and image confront one another.

Self-Portrait Along the Borderline

A vibrant personal search for national and personal identity within the complicated and controversial Georgian-Abkhaz relationships.

Silent Trees

After her mom's tragic death on the Polish-Belarusian border, a 16-year-old Kurdish girl has to quickly grow up to take care of her 4 younger brothers.

Snajka: Diary of Expectations

Family makes you stronger, but it can also tear you apart. This uncompromising documentary delves into the complexities of a romantic relationship between two people from different backgrounds.

Warm Film

How hard is it for an actor to be labeled as queer, even if he isn't? This hybrid documentary exposes the continuous influence of homophobia on the shaping of queer representation in Serbian and ex-Yugoslavian cinema.

Fiction films

Behind the Haystacks

A fisherman’s secret smuggling operation unravels his family, forcing them to confront their deepest fears and the heavy cost of their choices.

Blaga's Lessons

A teacher falls victim to a phone scam that robs her of her life savings. The tables turn as cash begins rolling in as she transforms into a scammer herself.

Excursion

In Bosnia’s entry for the 2024 Academy Awards, a teenage girl's seemingly little lie leads her into a storm of expectations, condemnation, and social dogmas.

Forever Hold Your Peace

A rollercoaster of emotions, confusion and plenty of prejudices and misconceptions pave the way for a nightmare wedding.

Good Times, Bad Times

Life, death, regrets, mistakes, and all that we look at when life is nearing its end, in a new film by award-winning Croatian director Nevio Marasovic.

Imago

Post-punk psychological drama exploring otherness, the pursuit of freedom, and the complicated bond between a mother and daughter.

M

In a society overtaken by a deadly virus and a world gone bad, children are the only hope.

Mother Mara

The sudden death of her only son challenges a woman to find new emotions and purpose against stereotypes and clichés.

My Late Summer

A comedy-drama of a young woman who comes to a remote island to solve the issue of family inheritance, directed by Bosnia’s Oscar-winning director Danis Tanovic.

Next to Nothing

Award-winning, gripping social drama depicting the world of Polish farmers.

Observing

Lana, a young paramedic, becomes entangled in a disturbing case involving a brutal assault streamed live, only to find herself and her loved ones haunted by strange, escalating events.

Planet 7693 (Family Film)

Imaginative boy Luka (9) tries to heal disrupted family relations, with the special help of his strange and mysterious friend called 7693.

Men About Town

One of the most beloved Czechoslovak classic comedies of all time, featuring an ensemble cast of the era's best actors, unforgettable jokes, and iconic catchphrases.

She Came at Night

Where does a family visit end and a home invasion begin? A comedy about a horror that each of us may encounter.

Slow

One day, dancer Elena crosses paths with Dovydas, a sign language interpreter. Although they instantly connect and feel as if they've known each other for a lifetime, the relationship that unfolds is unlike anything Elena has ever encountered before.

Stay Online

The cruelty of war confronts people with absurd challenges and choices. A screenlife thriller, as the first Ukrainian feature film to have been shot since the beginning of the ongoing Russian invasion!

Where Elephants Go

Whimsical, unpredictable and only a bit artificial! This film is proof of how capable we are of lying to ourselves and others to make life more bearable for all.

Without Air

A seemingly innocent movie recommendation sets off events that cause a high school teacher to slip away from the ground she thought was solid.

Working Class Goes to Hell

In a small Serbian town, after losing their loved ones, jobs and dignity to a tragic factory fire and corrupt privatisation, a group of ex-workers seeks hope and justice in the supernatural.

Shorts

New Talents Competition #1

Discover the new talent that Eastern Europe has to offer during New Talents Competition 2, a showcase of short films!

New Talents Competition #2

Discover the new talent that Eastern Europe has to offer during New Talents Competition 1, a showcase of short films!

That's What She Said

Behind this witty title hides a rich and extremely creative selection of outstanding short animated films by female and female-identifying filmmakers from Central and Eastern Europe.