23.09.–04.10.2026 — 17. SLASH Filmfestival
Nicolas Winding Refn | DK/US 2026 | 109 Min | DCP
A woman (Sophie Thatcher) arrives in a town that doesn’t exist. Soldier K. (Charles Melton) is searching for his daughter, ready to descend into hell to get her …
Chirudo | Yusuke Iwasaki | JP 2026 | 88 Min | DCP
“We promise to be on time, to dress to code, to prepare diligently, to greet customers . . .” and so on, and so forth. Every morning, the …
Nicolas Athané, Marco Nguyen | FR/BE 2026 | 85 Min | DCP
The life of gay gymfluencer Jim gets thrown out of joint when a “heterosis” outbreak runs rampant through Paris—a mysterious virus that turns queer men into manspreading straight …
As previously announced in July, the SLASH Retrospective 2026 ventures into uncharted territory and explores the North American grindhouse cinema culture. This …
This year’s festival motif was once again created by Elias Fleischer, with graphic design by Martin Klaffensteiner. Inspired by John Carpenter’s horror …
Hard serves, grotesque comedy, and bloodthirsty leeches: In BLOODY TENNIS (DE 2026) by Nikias Chryssos (A PURE PLACE, SLASH 2021), Sophie is …
“Loving film and genre — knowledgeable, clever, unafraid of contact, embracing everything and never out of a wish to look discerning.”
