{"id":4900,"date":"2026-10-24T13:52:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T11:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weirdweekender.de\/?p=4900"},"modified":"2026-10-28T21:40:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T20:40:02","slug":"the-squirrel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weirdweekender.de\/en\/the-squirrel\/","title":{"rendered":"The Squirrel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex wpbbe-76ee3f00\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow wpbbe-c9b5c3a8\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-65472f6b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse special-label-fixfont verse-fixtextcolor is-special has-dark-gray-color has-accent-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1 normal-wednesday wpbbe-flex-item-prevent-shrinking\">Normal<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse special-label-fixfont verse-fixtextcolor dynamischer-vers has-dark-gray-color has-accent-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-2 hide-verse\"> 0711 excl. <\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Squirrel (2026)<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex wpbbe-831cc46e\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow wpbbe-46e90fdc\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/weirdweekender.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/theSquirrel_poster.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>November 14th, 2026 <strong>\u2022<\/strong><\/strong> <strong>20:15<\/strong><br>EM1 <strong><strong>\u2022<\/strong><\/strong> finnish OmeU<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-30ce5713 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div style=\"--wp--block-button--width: 100;\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill has-custom-width wp-block-button__width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/festival.innenstadtkinos.de\/de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tickets<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column hyphens-container is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow wpbbe-8fee5f2a\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Finland's official entry for the Academy Awards\u00ae - Best International Feature Film 2027.<br>In a future devoid of nature and animals, Pasi happens upon the last living squirrel in the world. 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