For its 36th edition, FIDMarseille remains true to its mission: to spotlight independent cinema that is attentive to the echoes of the contemporary world and to the stories that reveal its fractures, both intimate and collective.

Knife in The Heart of Europe, Knife in The Heart of Europe

Artem Terent’ev

Germany, Austria, 2025, Color, 61’

World Premiere

Kaliningrad, a Russian enclave stuck like a knife in the heart of Europe. Camera in hand, the filmmaker retraces his grandfather’s steps. As he strolls along, one encounter follows another, fragments of lives suspended in the shadow of war and censorship.

Technical sheet

  • Script:
    Artem Terent’ev
  • Photography:
    Artem Terent’ev
  • Editing:
    Artem Terent’ev
  • Sound:
    Sergey Ivanov
  • Production:
    Hans Broich (SUPERZOOM Film), Felix Leitner (SUPERZOOM Film)
  • Contact:
    Shellac