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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival

30 oktober t/m 9 november 2025

Het Imagine Fantastic Film Festival omarmt met het principe Weird Is Wonderful de fantastische film in al haar heerlijk vreemde gedaantes. Imagine vindt in 2025 plaats van 30 oktober t/m 9 november in de FilmHallen, LAB111 en Hal West in Amsterdam

Retreat
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Retreat

Regisseur: Ted Evans
Land: UK
Duur: 107

In Retreat, a Deaf community has built a secluded world of safety and belonging – but the arrival of newbie Eva shakes its delicate balance. Loyalties shift, hidden desires emerge, and community member Matt gets caught between devotion to his home and the unpredictable stirrings of change.

The Occupant
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The Occupant

Regisseur: Hugo Keijzer
Land: The Netherlands
Duur: 104

A young woman battles the elements as well as her personal life, in Hugo Keijzer’s sci-fi survival thriller.

Wrong Husband
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Wrong Husband

Regisseur: Zacharias Kunuk
Land: Theresia Kappianaq, Haiden Angutimarik, Leah Panimera, Mark Taqqaugaq,
Duur: 100

A visually stunning Arctic fairy tale by Zacharias Kunuk, the pioneer of Indigenous cinema.

I Live Here Now
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I Live Here Now

Regisseur: Julie Pacino
Land: USA
Duur: 103

Suppressed memories come a-knocking in this surrealist horror film about an uncanny hotel.

Jacob’s Ladder
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1990

Jacob’s Ladder

Regisseur: Adrian Lyne
Land: VS
Duur: 113

A Vietnam veteran is haunted by killer hallucinations in this disturbing cult classic.

The Virgin of the Quarry Lake
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La Virgen de la Tosquera

The Virgin of the Quarry Lake

Regisseur: Laura Casabé
Land: Argentina, Mexico, Spain
Duur: 90

A love triangle turns supernatural as three teenage girls discover who they really are.

Sisu: Road to Revenge
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Sisu: Road to Revenge

Regisseur: Jalmari Helander
Land: Finland, USA
Duur: 88

Silent hero Aatami is back to confront a Red Army baddie in this action-packed, violent sequel.

The Ice Tower
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The Ice Tower

Regisseur: Lucile Hadžihalilović
Land: France, Germany
Duur: 118

Fairy tales and reality mix on a movie set in The Ice Tower, Lucile Hadžihalilović’ latest.

The Piano Accident
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L'accident de piano

The Piano Accident

Regisseur: Quentin Dupieux
Land: France
Duur: 88

A journalist is pitted against a social media phenomenon in a funny battle of wits, outrage and violence.

The Home
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The Home

Regisseur: James DeMonaco
Land: USA
Duur: 95

Horror thriller by the creator of The Purge, about a retirement home hiding a horrible secret.

Urchin
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Urchin

Regisseur: Harris Dickinson
Land: UK
Duur: 95

The fragile bond between a man and a streetwise youth unravels amid the harsh realities of survival.

The Last Viking
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Den sidste Viking

The Last Viking

Regisseur: Anders Thomas Jensen
Land: Denmark, Sweden
Duur: 116

A dark and violent comedy about two brothers who uncover their dark past when searching for hidden loot.

Night Patrol
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Night Patrol

Regisseur: Ryan Prows
Land: USA
Duur: 104

A dark, tense crime thriller about a bleeding city and a pitch-black fight for justice.

A Story About Fire
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Ran Bi Wa

A Story About Fire

Regisseur: Li Wenyu
Land: China
Duur: 85

Hand-drawn animation based on an ancient Chinese legend. A sweet coming-of-age story with a dark twist.

Lurker
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Lurker

Regisseur: Alex Russell
Land: USA

An obsessed fan will do anything to get close to his favourite popstar.

Redux Redux
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Redux Redux

Regisseur: Kevin McManus, Matthew McManus
Land: USA
Duur: 107

A mother travels through parallel worlds to avenge her daughter’s murder.

The Forbidden City
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The Forbidden City

Regisseur: Gabriele Mainetti
Land: Italy
Duur: 139

Unique genre mash-up by fan favourite Gabriele Mainetti. Entertainment of the highest order.

Mother’s Baby
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Mother’s Baby

Regisseur: Johanna Moder
Land: Austria, Switzerland, Germany
Duur: 107

Julia must discover what Dr. Vilfort is hiding before her own pregnancy treatment goes haywire.

Roqia
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Roqia

Regisseur: Yanis Koussim
Land: France, Algeria
Duur: 94

This Algerian debut pairs the exorcism genre with the country’s generational trauma.

Mārama
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Mārama

Regisseur: Taratoa Stappard
Land: New Zealand
Duur: 89

A Māori Gothic revenge horror, set in Victorian England.

Hallow Road
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Hallow Road

Regisseur: Babak Anvari
Land: Czech Republic, Ireland, UK
Duur: 89

Nerve-racking mystery about two parents in a car on their way to a daughter in need.

Honey Bunch
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Honey Bunch

Regisseur: Madeleine Sims-Fewer & Dusty Mancinelli
Land: Canada
Duur: 113

A remote spiritual retreat hides a terrifying secret which Diana must untangle to survive.

A Field in England
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2013

A Field in England

Regisseur: Ben Wheatley
Land: UK

Mind-blowing black and white cult horror about hallucinating deserters in an English field.

New Group
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New Group

Regisseur: Yuta Shimotsu
Land: Japan

Socially conscious Japanese horror film about herd mentality and frightening uniformity.

Re-Animator
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1985

Re-Animator

Regisseur: Stuart Gordon
Land: USA
Duur: 86

Gruesome horror comedy about a medical student who raises the dead.

From Beyond
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From Beyond

Regisseur: Stuart Gordon
Land: USA
Duur: 86

Science-fiction body horror classic about an alternate dimension of pain and lust.

OBEX
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OBEX

Regisseur: Albert Birney

Conor Marsh lives a secluded life with his dog, Sandy, until one day he begins playing OBEX, a new, state-of-the-art computer game. When Sandy goes missing, the line between reality and game blurs and Conor must venture into the strange world of OBEX to bring her home.

No One Will Know
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No One Will Know

Regisseur: Vincent Maël Cardona
Land: France
Duur: 115

A looping thrill ride at the break of dawn, in which a winning lottery ticket stirs greed and violence.

Reflection in a Dead Diamond
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Reflet dans un diamant mort

Reflection in a Dead Diamond

Regisseur: Hélèbe Cattet, Bruno Forzani
Land: Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, France
Duur: 87

A retired spy returns to his old profession in this eye-popping neo-giallo by masters Cattet & Forzani.

Night Raiders
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Night Raiders

Regisseur: Danis Goulet
Land: Canada
Duur: 101

A compelling and propulsive dystopian thriller based on the Canadian residential school system.

Dog of God
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Dog of God

Regisseur: Lauris Ābele, Raitis Ābele
Land: Latvia, USA
Duur: 92

Witchcraft, zealotry and sex in a Latvian horror animation that feels like a psychedelic fever dream.

In The Mouth of Madness
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1994

In The Mouth of Madness

Regisseur: John Carpenter
Land: USA
Duur: 95

A horror book drives people insane in this tribute to Lovecraft and Stephen King.

Her Will Be Done
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Her Will Be Done

Regisseur: Julia Kowalski
Land: Poland, France
Duur: 98

An young woman starts to develop mysterious powers and goes head-to-head with her oppressive environment.

Flush
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Flush

Regisseur: Grégory Morin
Land: France
Duur: 70

A guy gets locked in a filthy toilet with a lot of cocaine in this gleefully gory rollercoaster ride.

Ben Wheatley presents: Tetsuo: The Iron Man
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1989

Ben Wheatley presents: Tetsuo: The Iron Man

Regisseur: Shinya Tsukamoto
Land: Japan
Duur: 67

A salaryman turns into iron in Shinya Tsukamoto’s visceral classic. Tetsuo: The Iron Man will be introduced by our Guest of Honour Ben Wheatley, who chose this title when we asked him about a film that influenced his career.

Seeds
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Seeds

Regisseur: Kaniehtiio Horn
Land: Canada
Duur: 82

An Indigenous genre-bending home invasion comedy turns into a blood-soaked revenge thriller.

Cielo
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Cielo

Regisseur: Alberto Sciamma
Land: UK, Bolivia
Duur: 108

Magical-realist fairytale set in the Bolivian desert. One of 2025’s most unique fantasy films.

Virtual Reality

Dark Rooms (VR)
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Dark Rooms (VR)

Regisseur: Mads Damsbo, Laurits Flensted Jensen, Anne Sofie Steen Sverdrup
Land: Denmark, Germany, Taiwan
Duur: 40

Step beyond social conformity and your own reservations into four dreamlike realms of identity and desire.

Fallax (VR)
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Fallax (VR)

Duur: 23

An escaped convict flees into the Icelandic highlands, and is pulled into a mysterious world where time and nature move differently.

Rising River (VR)
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Rising River is an AI-powered VR therapeutic experience that explores whether gaming and VR can democratize Jungian shadow work.

ROAMance (VR)
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ROAMance (VR)

Regisseur: Stanisław Liguziński, Ibrahim Quraishi
Land: The Netherlands, Germany
Duur: 45

A Fantastic blind date where imagination controls the image, not the other way around.

Soul Paint (VR)
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Soul Paint (VR)

Regisseur: Sarah Ticho, Niki Smit
Land: The Netherlands, United Kingdom
Duur: 20

Your body is the canvas. Your feelings are the paint.

The Dollhouse (VR)
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The Dollhouse (VR)

Regisseur: Charlotte Bruneau, Dominic Desjardins
Land: Luxembourg, Canada
Duur: 25

In folded rooms and shadow plays, childlike innocence transforms into courage.

Vacuum (VR)
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Vacuum (VR)

Regisseur: Emmanuelle de Héricourt, Éliane Blaise
Land: France
Duur: 20

In this creature workshop, become a mix of Mozart and Frankenstein and make flesh from sound!