Staatsschutz

Young prosecutor Seyo Kim firmly believes in the system she represents. But when she herself becomes the victim of a racially motivated attack, she begins to uncover a disturbing pattern: unsolved cases of violence against immigrants, evidence swept under the rug, and silenced witnesses. Her suspicion that a vast network of right-wing extremism—one that extends even into the justice system itself—lies behind these individual incidents pushes the young lawyer to the brink of a precipice. Stepping over that edge means waging war against those whose side she was on until recently. Director Faraz Shariat has created a gripping film that combines a timely social issue with the suspense of a meticulously crafted and stylistically masterful thriller.

(THE PROJECTION INCLUDED IN THE PRAGUE PRIDE 2026 WILL BE PRECEDED BY A SHORT MOVIE "THEY")

THEY (2026, Netherlands, dir. Kosta Karakashyan, stars: Kal Minev, Veselin Anchev, Bratan Bratanov, 18 min.)

A charismatic young professor begins to struggle in his new position at Sofia University after an awkward encounter with the older department chair threatens to expose a secret they both share.