2026 Official Selection
The Mission
A partisan squad on a mission to blow up a power plant walks into a drone ambush. The Jäger—a lethal hunter robot—has massacred a group of civilians, though a girl named Assol escaped. Vydra and Botan, young but battle-hardened resistance fighters, are sent to kill the machine. A budding romance simmers between them. In a daring move, Vydra is the hero, baiting the Jäger into a trap. They disable the robot and plant explosives inside. As the charges detonate, Assol emerges from hiding and is cut down by the blast. Her death is not in vain; it becomes a symbol. After burying Assol, Vydra and Botan find each other, their bond forged in loss
A partisan squad on a mission to blow up a power plant walks into a drone ambush.
The Jäger—a lethal hunter robot—has massacred a group of civilians, though a girl named Assol escaped.
Vydra and Botan, young but battle-hardened resistance fighters, are sent to kill the machine. A budding romance simmers between them.
In a daring move, Vydra is the hero, baiting the Jäger into a trap. They disable the robot and plant explosives inside.
As the charges detonate, Assol emerges from hiding and is cut down by the blast.
Her death is not in vain; it becomes a symbol. After burying Assol, Vydra and Botan find each other, their bond forged in loss