All screenings with English subtitles in May
Ashes and Diamonds (May 4th - screening with English subtitles)
To mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Andrzej Wajda, the artist whose vision shaped generations of Polish cinema, we screen Ashes and Diamonds in collaboration with The Forum on Central and Eastern Europe and the Polish Institute - Brussels. The screening will be subtitled in English.
Set on VE Day, 8 May 1945, Ashes and Diamonds takes place in a provincial Polish town where the end of the war brings not relief but a profound crisis of identity. Adapted from Jerzy Andrzejewski’s novel, the film follows Maciek (Zbigniew Cybulski), a resistance fighter confronting a final assassination mission just as he glimpses the first fragile possibility of life beyond conflict. Poland’s fighters—caught between their wartime loyalties and the uneasy dawn of communist rule—struggle to understand what their sacrifices mean in a landscape where the victors are also former invaders. The film’s title, taken from lines by poet Cyprian Norwid, poses a haunting question: can any “diamond” of hope survive the ashes left by war?
Spoken language: Polish
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La misteriosa mirada del flamenco (May 5th - screening with English subtitles)
1982. Eleven-year-old Lidia lives with her loving queer family in a rough mining town in the desert of northern Chile. When an unknown and deadly disease begins to spread, rumors circulate that it is transmitted by a simple glance when two men fall in love. The town quickly turns against Lidia’s family, forcing Lidia to figure out whether this myth is true or not.
Spoken language: Spanish
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Romeria (May 7th - screening with English subtitles)
Eighteen-year-old Marina, who grew up as an orphan, travels to the Atlantic coast of Spain to get a signature for her scholarship application. To do so, she must visit her paternal grandparents—relatives she has never met before. What follows is an unexpected introduction to a whole host of aunts, uncles, cousins, and nieces, as Marina tries to figure out if she is welcome in this family that is completely new to her.
Spoken language: Spanish
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Los tigres (May 10th - screening with English subtitles)
Antonio and Estrella are brother and sister. Their father worked in the harbor as a diver, and the sea has been their world for as long as they can remember. Antonio, known as “The Tiger,” is a fearless professional diver—the partner everyone wants to have when a dive could cost you your life. But on land, Antonio is a mess, and it’s his sister who keeps him grounded. After an accident, the future looks bleak, until cocaine is found hidden in the hull of a ship anchored in Huelva. Could this turn their financial situation around?
Spoken language: Spanish
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Love Me Tender (May 11th - screening with English subtitles)
Clémence and her ex-husband Laurent have been separated for several years and share joint custody of their son Paul. When she confides in Laurent that she has started a new relationship with a woman, he responds by filing a petition to strip her of parental authority over their son. This marks the beginning of a long, painful legal battle, in which Clémence must do everything in her power to preserve her rights as a mother—and as a free woman.
Spoken language: French
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Happy Together (May 11th - screening with English subtitles)
Between 11 May and 18 May 2026, the Faculty of Arts KU Leuven and the Faculty Diversity Network (FADN) celebrate LGBTQI+ rights and communities with Pride Week! This film screening will inaugurate a week of Pride initiatives in and around the campus of the Faculty of Arts. By queers, for queers, open to everyone
Lai and Ho arrive as a couple in love from Hong Kong to Argentina, where their paths separate after a fight. Ho leaves for Buenos Aires, Lai becomes a doorman at a tango bar and tries to pick up the threads of his life again. Yet he continues to be consumed by the dream of being "happy together" again with Ho.
Spoken languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish
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ZED in the Alma: Kneecap (open-air cinema with BBQ!) (May 13th - screening with English subtitles)
For the final time this academic year, we’re swapping the seats and benches of Aula Vesalius for the green grass of Alma 3 in Heverlee. Join us for a wildly entertaining biopic about one of the most talked-about hip-hop bands of recent years - who, by the way, will be hitting the main stage at Rock Werchter shortly after! Enjoy the movie outdoors on the big screen, preceded by a festive BBQ hosted by Alma (vegan options included).
BBQ registration closes after May 6th, after which only film-only tickets will be available. Be sure to grab your combo ticket in time! As always, Culture Card holders get in for free, and with a ZED Student Card, tickets are only €5.
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM: BBQ (including vegan options!)
9:30 PM: Screening of Kneecap (Don't forget to bring your own chair and blanket!)
Studentenwijk Arenberg 1 3001 Heverlee
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Beau travail (May 14th - screening with English subtitles)
“Beau Travail” is set within a unit of the French Foreign Legion stationed in the desolate landscape of Djibouti. Sergeant Galoup looks back on his time in the Legion and his obsessive rivalry with the young and charismatic recruit Sentain. Driven by jealousy and a wounded sense of order, Galoup slowly undermines the newcomer’s life.
Spoken language: French
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An American in Paris (May 21st - screening with English subtitles)
Jerry Mulligan, a former soldier, is trying to make a name for himself as a painter in postwar Paris. He enjoys the protection and undivided attention of the wealthy and lonely Parisian woman Milo Roberts. Jerry himself has his eye on the modest dancer Lise Bouvier, whom he met in a restaurant. What Jerry doesn’t know is that she is already engaged to the famous music hall star Henri Baurel. At a masquerade ball, Jerry discovers that Lise has feelings for him but that she is set to marry Henri the very next day. As Henri takes his fiancée home, Jerry fantasizes about a day in Paris with Lise. His daydream, however, is abruptly interrupted...
Spoken language: English
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Tre ciotole (May 24th - screening with English subtitles)
Marta and Antonio break up after a seemingly trivial argument. While Marta becomes increasingly withdrawn, Antonio, an up-and-coming chef, throws himself completely into his work. Although he was the one who ended the relationship, Marta continues to haunt his thoughts. When Marta discovers that her lack of appetite has a deeper cause, her life is suddenly turned upside down.
Spoken language: Italian
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The Beloved (May 26st - screening with English subtitles)
The renowned director Esteban Martínez is a living legend, not only because of his impressive films, but also because of a past marked by violence and decadent excesses. For his latest project, he casts his daughter Emilia, ostensibly to breathe new life into her stalled acting career. Working together on set brings them closer than they’ve been in years, but at the same time, old, never-healed wounds are reopened.
Spoken language: Spanish
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