ZEJTUNE
Special Features: 2027 Oscar® Selection, Malta
After the passing of her mother, Mar (Michaela Farrugia) inherits three plots of land across Malta; selling them might finally give her the means to move to the mainland. But her mother’s family have their own plans for the land, so Mar must quickly locate the plots and stake her claim in person. Having difficulty finding the coordinates, she enlists the help of aging prankster Nenu (Nenu Borg), a local troubadour and a master in għana, a form of confrontational Maltese folk singing. As they traverse the picturesque countryside under the warm Mediterranean sun, the unlikely duo starts to form a warmhearted friendship. In his follow up to LUZZU, filmmaker Alex Camilleri crafts a crowd-pleasing road movie with a distinctly Maltese flavor that deservedly won him the Best Screenplay Award in the International Narrative competition at the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival. –Josh Gardner
DIR/SCR/PROD Alex Camilleri; PROD Ramin Bahrani, Oliver Mallia. Malta/Germany/Qatar, 2026, color, 108 min. In Maltese with English subtitles. NOT RATED
Run Time: 108 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, December 12, 2026
Genre: Comedy, drama
