Agenda

8 December to 18 December

On Tour: If I Die, It’ll Be of Joy

With Movies that Matter On Tour, we bring festival favourites to sixteen cinemas throughout the Netherlands. In December, we will be screening the French documentary If I Die, It’ll Be of Joy by Alexis Taillant. About the Film In a world that often overlooks the power of the elderly, Micheline, Francis, and Yves lead a...

18 December

Now in Cinemas: Left-Handed Girl

Single mother Shu-Fen and her two daughters, teenager I-Ann and five-year-old I-Jing, return to Taipei after living in the countryside for years. All three of them have quite a lot to deal with. Shu-Fen has to clean up her ex’s mess while working herself to the bone in a food stall, and I-Ann wants to...

11 January to 21 January

On Tour: The Voice of Hind Rajab

With Movies that Matter On Tour, we bring impactful films to sixteen cinemas throughout the Netherlands. In January, We are proud to present an exclusive pre-premiere tour of The Voice of Hind Rajab, in close collaboration with Cinéart. The screenings will be accompanied by talks, reflections, and discussion programmes organised by the local Movies that...

15 January

Now in Cinemas: Mr. Nobody Against Putin

As Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, primary schools across Russia’s hinterlands are transformed into recruitment sites for the war. Facing the ethical dilemma of working in a system defined by propaganda and violence, a brave teacher goes undercover to film what’s really happening in his school. Pavel ‘Pasha’ (33) is a teacher at...

1 February to 28 February

On Tour: Artificial Justice

With Movies that Matter On Tour, we bring festival favourites to sixteen cinemas throughout the Netherlands. In February, we will be screening Simón Casal’s political science fiction thriller Artificial Justice. About the Film In the near future in Spain, the Government aims to replace judges with an Artificial Intelligence software, pledging to effectively automate and...

20 March to 28 March

Movies that Matter Festival 2026

Save the date: the next Movies that Matter Festival will take place from 20 to 28 March 2026 in The Hague. 📅 Add the festival to your calendar What can you expect at our festival? Nine days, over 90 powerful films – from short films to feature-length, fiction and documentaries. Stories that move and inspire....

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