"For the first time in my life I have such a journey." explains an old woman. Together with those who are ill or alone, who can no longer walk or see, she sits on a train that is supposed to take her out of the war and to safety. "As long as this is not your last journey. That's all that matters," she's told.
Even beyond the front line, Russian war pervades Ukraine, reshaping the daily lives of the population through its violent omnipresence. As a response to these challenges, new structures of care are emerging within society: the elderly, single and immobile people are evacuated; improvised shelters and infirmaries are set up; escape routes are collectively organized; corpses are recovered, so that they can be identified and delivered to their relatives. Amidst all the efforts, moments of despair arise: Who will be left behind? Which families will be torn apart? When will it all end? How can we ever recover?
As a contemporary document, DEAR BEAUTIFUL BELOVED looks at survival strategies when the state of emergency has become routine. In doing so, it creates visibility for the moments of solicitude, systems of care-work and the continuous attempts to protect lives and return dignity to the people from whom it was violently taken. Unvarnished and unforgiving, but honest and hopeful, DEAR BEAUTIFUL BELOVED documents this tireless work, which must never become a normality.
Locarno 2024, CH | Viennale 2024, AT | Duisburger Filmwoche 2024, DE | Human Rights FF 2024, DE | IDFA 2024, NL | Molodist 2024, UA | PÖFF 2024, EE | Camera Image 2024, PL | Budapest IFF 2025, HU | IDFF Artdoc Riga 2025, LV I Bergamo FF 2025, IT I Sofia Int. FF 2025, BG I Dianonale 2025, AT I Dokumentarfilmwoche Hamburg 2025, DE I DokKa 2025, DE
Audience Award - Duisburger Filmwoche 2024, DE | Best Documentary Award - Budapest IFF 2025, HU | Premio della Giuria - Bergamo IFF 2025, IT | Best Documentary Award - Sofia Int. FF 2025, BG | Best Sound Design, Best Cinematography Dianonale 2025 AT
Nominated for the Austrian Filmawards: "Best documentary", "Best Montage", "Best Sounddesign"
OKTOBER 2025
ein Film von Sigurður Anton Friðþjófsson
Island 2024, 92 Minuten, OF mit dt. UT
FSK 16
Mi, 8.10., 20:40 KIZ Royal Kino
Mo 20.10., 20.00 Votivkino, Wien
Do 8.10., 20.10 Volkskino Klagenfurt
Mo 27.10., 20:30 Cinematograph
ein Film von Nathalie Borgers
Jetzt im ADMIRALKINO
JETZT im Kino:
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Ein Film von Jasmila Žbanic
Wien: VILLAGE CINEMA, MILLENIUMCITY
ab 24.10. auch im TOPKINO
5.11., 20.00 Film + Talk im ADMIRALKINO
Graz: KIZ Royal Kino
Linz: Moviemento
Innsbruck: Leokino
Klagenfurt: Volkskino
Ein Film von Reinhard Tötschinger
EDIMOTION, DE 2025
Nominierung:
BESTE MONTAGE - ANDREA WAGNER
für ihre herausragende Arbeit an
DEAR BEAUTIFUL BELOVED
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BiH´s entry for the 98th ACADEMY AWARDS
in the category: BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
A film by Diana Fabianova
National Premiere:
23 Oct One World FilmFestival Slovakia
International Premiere:
a film by Mwita Mataro and Helmut Karner
International Premiere
World Premieres:
ELEMENT OF(F) BALANCE
Fr 17. Oktober 17.30 Stadtkino im Künstlerhaus
Mo 27.10., 14.00 Filmmuseum
LOIS WEINBERGER - RUDERAL SOCIENTY
Sa 18.10., 16.30 Metro Kinokulturhaus
Di 28.10. 14.45 Metro Kinokulturhaus
October: Dok Leipzig
November: IDFA