Expat cinema
Every week we show recent foreign language films with additional English subtitles. Besides these films, you can also enjoy the English spoken films in our regular programme. Check out our selection below.
Free on booking
Tuesday 4 MarchRoom 18:30VO st FR/ENIn alignment with the European Parliament's International Women's Day programming, "Strengthening the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda – Upholding Women’s Rights in Defence, Security, and Peacebuilding", the LUX Audience Award is hosting a special screening of Intercepted by Oksana Karpovych. This documentary highlights the human toll of the ongoing war in Ukraine, an issue that has been central to the European Parliament’s agenda. The Parliament has taken a strong stance in support of Ukraine’s sovereignty, condemning Russian aggression, and advocating for the protection of human rights in the region.Read more [International Women’s Day Free Film Screening : Intercepted]
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Wednesday 12 MarchRoom 19:00VO st FR/ENIntroduced by Wouter Hessels, professor at ULB, INSAS and RITCS and a specialist in Italian cinema.Read more [L’heure d’hiver Napoli : Matrimonio all’italiana]Tickets
Thursday 13 MarchRoom 19:00VO st FR/NL/ENAwarded with the Best Screenplay prize in 2019 at the Berlin Film Festival, “Piranhas” is a film that takes us into the dark aspirations of young Neapolitans for whom the mafia represents an ideal way of life. According to Le Parisien newspaper, the film “goes beyond the fantasy of the mafia to help viewers understand the deep-seated motivations of newcomers to this cruel world”.Read more [L’heure d’hiver Napoli : La Paranza Dei Bambini]Tickets
Friday 14 MarchRoom 19:00VO st FR/ENWinner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1963, "Hands Over the City" is a classic of the Italian cinema that deserves to be discovered or rediscovered!Read more [L’heure d’hiver Napoli : Le mani sulla città]Tickets
Saturday 15 MarchRoom 19:00VO st ENSelected for the Venice Film Festival in 2021, “Californie” is a powerful film in which Khadija Jaafari, who plays Jamila, delivers an incredible performance.Read more [L’heure d’hiver Napoli : Californie]Tickets
Sunday 16 MarchRoom 19:00VO st ENScreening followed by a Q&A with director Anna BucchettiRead more [L’heure d’hiver Napoli : Dreaming by Numbers]Tickets
Monday 17 MarchRoom 18:30VO st EN“Ammore e malavita”, nominated in the feature film category at the 74th Venice Film Festival, is a subtle blend where music, cinema, romance and thriller intertwine and collide in a dance that sure will win you over.Read more [L’heure d’hiver Napoli : Ammore e malavita]Tickets
Tuesday 18 MarchRoom 19:00VO st FR/ENScreening followed by a Q&A with director Caroline von der TannRead more [L’heure d’hiver Napoli : The Gospel According to Ciretta]Tickets
Wednesday 19 MarchRoom 18:30VO st FR/ENPresented by Claudio Serafini, philosopher and expert on Italian cinemaRead more [L’heure d’hiver Napoli : Ieri, oggi, domani]Tickets
Thursday 20 MarchRoom 19:00VO st FR/ENScreening followed by a Q&A with assistant director Edgardo PistoneRead more [L’heure d’hiver Napoli : Selfie]Tickets
Friday 21 MarchRoom 18:30VO st ENBelgian premiere Screening presented by festival co-programmer Gerardo di Vivo and followed by a Q&A with director Edgardo PistoneRead more [L’heure d’hiver Napoli : Ciao Bambino]
Read more [The Brutalist]Tickets
TodayRoom 1 15:00VOEN st FR/NLTomorrowRoom 1 10:20VOEN st FR/NLMonday 24 FebruaryRoom 1 17:30VOEN st FR/NLTuesday 25 FebruaryRoom 1 15:30VOEN st FR/NL
Read more [Maria]Tickets
TodayRoom 2 18:45VO st FR/NLTomorrowRoom 1 19:05VO st FR/NLMonday 24 FebruaryRoom 1 15:00VO st FR/NLRoom 2 18:30VO st FR/NLTuesday 25 FebruaryRoom 1 21:15VO st FR/NL- Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.Nominated for an Oscar in 2024, The Teacher's Lounge immerses us in a unique space with its own laws, which also appears as a metaphor for justice and power.Read more [Expat Cinema : The Teacher’s Lounge]
- Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.Jury Prize - Venice Film Festival Best Film - BFI Londen Film FestivalRead more [Expat Cinema : Evil Does Not Exist]
Read more [Babygirl]Tickets
TodayRoom 2 21:10VO st FR/NLTomorrowRoom 2 12:55VO st FR/NLRoom 2 18:50VO st FR/NLTuesday 25 FebruaryRoom 1 13:10VO st FR/NL
Read more [My Blueberry Nights]Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.- Read more [The Hand]Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.
Read more [Expat Cinema : No Other Land]Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.- Read more [The Grandmaster]Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.
Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.Golden Bear - Berlinale 2024Read more [Expat cinema : Dahomey]
Read more [Expat Cinema Avant-première : Emilia Perez]Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.- Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.Baltimore, 1962, Tracy hopes to become one of the stars of a popular dance show and win the coveted crown of ‘Miss Car Show’.Read more [Hairspray – L’Heure d’Été 2024 – Focus Danse]
- Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.A protagonist wanders the streets of Hong Kong, mixing past, present, reality and fantasy.Read more [L’heure d’été Hong Kong : Borrowed Time]
Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.Hong Kong, 1980. A young girl pushes three young boys, responsible for a murder, into a murderous and nihilistic drift. Restored versionRead more [L’heure d’été Hong Kong : L’Enfer des Armes]- Read more [L’heure d’été Hong Kong : Big Blue Lake]Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.
- Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.Restored version The film that inspired Martin Scorsese's The DepartedRead more [L’heure d’été Hong Kong : Infernal Affairs]
- Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.Four young men spend their time living the wild life - until one of them is brutally murdered during a burglary. Restored versionRead more [L’heure d’été Hong Kong : Amours Déchus]
- Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.The film tells the story of the ball through the dancers and musicians, and the stories and encounters that take place ...Read more [Le Grand Bal – L’Heure d’Été 2024 – Focus Danse]
- Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.This mix of documentary, fiction, and visions of the future reveals the current state of desolate depression among the people of Hong Kong. “A desperate attempt to capture the final moments of a sinking island”, as maker Chan Tze-woon himself puts it.Read more [L’heure d’été Hong Kong : Blue Island]
- Read more [L’heure d’été Hong Kong : Mad World]Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.
- Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.Projection du court métrage Les Indes galantes (FR, 2017) de Clément Cogitore suivie de la projection du film de David LaChapelle, Rize.Read more [Les Indes Galantes + Rize – L’Heure d’Été 2024 – Focus Danse]
- Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.Shot a few months before Hong Kong joined China, director Fruit Chan's third film angrily conveys the sense of urgency in a society with an uncertain future. Restored versionRead more [L’heure d’été Hong Kong : Made in Hong Kong]
- Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.In his film, Evans Chan gives voice to activists, students and politicians, as well as footage of this incredible act of protest that rocked Hong Kong's political world.Read more [L’heure d’été Hong Kong : Raise the Umbrellas]
Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.Selected in the Cannes Premiere section at the Cannes Festival 2024Read more [C’est pas moi]- Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.An unreleased film by Patrick Tam, an emblematic figure of the Hong Kong New Wave Director's cut and restored version, introduced by Bruce Lai.Read more [L’heure d’été Hong Kong : Nomad]
Read more [Expat cinema : Only the river flows]Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.
Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.Berlin Film Festival 2024 - CompetitionRead more [Expat cinema : Sons]
Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.This film will be presented in Competition at the Cannes Festival 2024.Read more [Kinds of Kindness]- Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.An eccentric, romantic thriller about desire, obsession and the American Dream.Read more [Love Lies Bleeding]
- Read more [Bozar Extra Muros : Youth]Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.
Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.French director Jérémie Périn's highly accomplished, Japanese-inspired film plunges us into a cyberpunk SF atmosphere with whodunit overtones. The film is part of the Official Selection of the Cannes and Annecy 2023 festivals.Read more [Expat Cinema : Mars Express]
Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.20,000 species of bee and as many ways of questioning gender binarity, searching for oneself and finding oneself. A deeply sensitive queer film about trans-identity.Read more [Expat Cinema : 20,000 Species of Bees]- Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.Cannes Festival 2022: Un Certain Regard selectionRead more [Expat Cinema : Godland]
Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.Best Screenplay – Cannes Film Festival 2023Read more [Expat Cinema : Monster]- Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.Lydia Tár, a conductor at the peak of her career, is preparing a highly anticipated performance of Mahler's Fifth Symphony.Read more [TAR]
- Read more [Expat Cinema : Past Lives]Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.
Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.The film was awarded the Prix de la mise en scène at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.Read more [Expat Cinema : Decision to Leave]
Read more [Expat Cinema : About Dry Grasses]Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.- Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.The film will be followed by a question and answer session with the director D. Smith.Read more [Special screening : Kokomo City with Recognition]
- Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.Grand Prix du Jury de la Mostra de Venise 2022 !Read more [Special Screening : Saint Omer with Recognition VO st EN]
Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.Don't miss the premiere of the Palme d'Or with Polarise Nordic Film NightRead more [Premiere : Triangle of Sadness with Polarise]- Our programme is updated every Monday evening for the coming week. No shows found for this movie.Revolving around the ideas of identity politics, otherness and communion, Lumi is a film where seeing becomes a social act, where seeing is no longer equivalent to a direct perceptual act but to the "racial production of the visible".Read more [Lumi – followed by a Q&A with the artists Zimmerfrei]
- From 1 September to 11 September 2021In its fourth edition, the Brussels International Film Festival (BRIFF) is taking over our capital city.Read more [Briff @ Galeries]
