11th edition CIFF – 9-13 April 2025

FILMS 2025: Caribbean Focus | Feature Films | Short Films | Yellow Robin Award Nominees

FILMS 2024:  Caribbean Focus | Feature Films | Short Films | Yellow Robin Award Nominees
FILMS 2019: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T –  Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2018: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T –  Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2017: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T –  Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2016: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T –  Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2015: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T –  Z | Feature Film | Short Film

Poison

Luxembourg, Netherlands | 2024 | English | 89 min. | d.s.

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Based on the award-winning play by Dutch writer Lot Vekemans*, a scheme by a cemetery to relocate 200 graves, including that of their tragically and young deceased son Jacob, brings a divorced couple back together. In this intimate chamber piece set in a deserted cemetery chapel, an intriguing and emotionally charged conversation unfolds about the aftermath of their sudden loss. Lucas (Tim Roth) and Edith (Trine Dyrholm) deliver outstanding performances as a couple reunited years after tragedy tore them apart. Their memories may be heaven, hell or both. This brief but intense meeting brings pain and resentments to the surface but also a reminder of cherished intimacies and love they once shared.

The sadness is not only visible but also palpable to the viewer. It is grief in its purest form. The predominantly gray autumnal images blend seamlessly with the melancholic tone of the film.

Place: The Cinemas 

Date: April 10

Time: 23:00

Duration:89 min

Place: The Cinemas

Date: April 11

Time: 19:45

Duration:89 min

Place: The Cinemas

Date: April 13

Time: 15:15

Duration:89 min

Year in
Festival

2025

Director

Désirée Nosbusch

Country

Luxembourg, Netherlands

Language

English

Length

89

Year of Production

2024