The Zurich Film Festival has added a slew of premieres to its lineup, including Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz’s Venice-bound film. Bunker The breakthrough was for Jordan Firstman Kid Club.
Florian Zeller BunkerThe film, which also stars Stephen Graham, Paul Dano and Patrick Schwarzenegger, follows a famous architect who is offered the opportunity to secretly design a bunker for a billionaire who is convinced the end of the world is near. As he allows himself to be tempted by this morally ambiguous project, his wife begins to question their marriage.
Kid Clubwhich launched the most exciting bidding war of the year (which A24 won), follows a New York party promoter thrown off balance when he unexpectedly finds himself in charge of a son he never knew about.
Also added to the Zurich lineup is Danny Boyle’s Venice opener inka drama about Rupert Murdoch’s rise to media power in the world of UK tabloids, starring Jack O’Connell, Guy Pearce and Claire Foy.
It will be the first European show to earn children From Lauren Miller Rogen, starring director husband Seth Rogen, alongside Anna Kendrick, Issa Rae, Dan Stevens, Sharon Stone and Ed Helms. The comedy follows a happy couple, surrounded by friends with children, who are forced to confront their hesitation about becoming parents when their divorced friend and her daughter move in with them.
Eurotrash The festival confirmed on Monday that its world premiere of Frauke Fensterwalder will take place in Zurich, after a writer named Philipp and his terminally ill mother, Helene, set off on a road trip through Switzerland. Another world premiere comes from Enkelejd Lluca and Blood moneyan Albanian boxing drama about an ex-convict named Arion who is drawn into a brutal underground fighting arena.
Ali Asghari A little bit of light Joins The Lineup, a drama about a disillusioned Iranian doctor (Misaj Zarieh) determined to end his life, spends one last day visiting his siblings and mother to prepare them for his departure.
Crime and thriller film The only living pickpocket in New York From Noah Segan is also set to hit the screen, starring John Turturro as an aging pickpocket plying his trade with ever-diminishing returns in a radically changing New York, as well as Fred Cavaye. WretchedLed by Vincent Lyndon, Tahar Rahim, Camille Cottin and Noémie Merlant.
Joining these features in the Swiss city is Alex Shulman Adult supervisionabout three middle-aged fathers who accompany their teenage daughters on a tumultuous school trip to a remote archipelago island, and Think carefully From Geraldine Nakash, a drama about a woman who falls in love and finds herself under the control of her new partner.
And finally Mario Peaches Return to Buenos Aires It will get its international premiere. The film revolves around Italian doctor Mariano Guerra, who returns to Argentina after 33 years to testify in the trial against the former army officers who kidnapped, tortured, and enslaved him during the military dictatorship.
“With these eleven additional premieres, we are bringing incredible voices and stories from around the world to Zurich,” festival director Rita Goetig said with the announcement. “The program is promising Kid Club From Jordan Firstman to new works by acclaimed directors such as Ali Asghari, whose latest film will premiere in competition in Venice.
The films also feature big names in front of the camera, including Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem and John Turturro. Adult supervision“We are also presenting a film that has already been nominated as a potential contender for the Swedish Oscar. We are very much looking forward to celebrating these films with our audience at ZFF,” she added.
The 2026 Zurich Film Festival takes place from September 24-October. 4.
