Sat 27.05.2017 | 14:30Storm - Letter of Fire (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Dennis Bots
Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, 2016, 105 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 1
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What if you are suddenly on your own and anyone could be your enemy? 12-year-old Storm ends up on an adventure when his father Klaas accepts a new job. He secretly prints forbidden texts in his print shop. Storm's mother does not like this one bit; it’s dangerous to have different opinions. The safe life Storm knew is turned upside down when Klaas gets caught in the act. Storm flees just in time with the original letter and becomes the focus of a manhunt. He gets help from someone unexpected when he meets Marieke, a girl that lives in the city's underground tunnels. In a race against time, Storm tries to save his father. But who can he trust?
Sat 27.05.2017 | 15:10Tjorven, Båtsman and Moses (1964)
Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
Directed by: Olle Hellbom
Sweden, 1964, 89 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Vesterman has found a young seal in his fishing nets in the outskirts of the archipelago. When he comes back to the Saltkråkan island, he gives the seal to Tjorven, who names it Moses. Peter Malm, a visitor who works at the Zoological Institute in Uppsala, wants to buy the seal, but Tjorven says it's not for sale. Vesterman is in need of money and tries to get the seal back, to sell it to Peter. The children have to hide the seal, so he won't find it. Pelle's rabbit Jocke and one of Söderman's lambs are found bitten to death. The dog Båtsman is accused of those evil deeds and must be put down. What is to be the fate of Moses and Båtsman.
Sat 27.05.2017 | 15:30Mother Lake (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Naoki Segi
Japan, 2016, 96 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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In 2036, Ryosuke Fujii (31) makes triumphant return to his hometown as a world famous photographer. An exhibition of his work is on display there and he meets up again with an old childhood friend, Kento. Kento shows Ryosuke a dinosaur he has made based on the legendary “Biwassie” the “Nessie” of Lake Biwa. One summer over 20 years ago, 11-year-old Ryosuke, Kento and his cousin Saki, spotted a mysterious, big, black object, apparently swimming on the surface of Lake Biwa. Naturally, few believed them, but Ryosuke learns that his late mother, Yumiko, a famous photographer, also saw the same creature and she had done a lot of research into the legendary Dragon God, Biwassie.
Sat 27.05.2017 | 16:30Memories of Summer (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Adam Guzinski
Poland, 2016, 87 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Summer. Late 1970s. A small provincial town. Twelve-year-old Piotrek lives with his mother – there is a very strong bond between them. While his father is away, Piotrek's mother starts going out almost every night. Instantly their simple and clear relationship starts to get complicated. Entangled in the affairs of the adult world, Piotrek feels lost and lonely. Spending time with his peers brings first fascinations, then disappointments. Upon his father's return, Piotrek must face an uncomfortable choice. Will he support his mother? Will he be loyal to his father? How will his painful and difficult experience influence his relationship with his mother?
Sat 27.05.2017 | 17:30The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
Directed by: Kelly Fremon
U.S.A., 2016, 104 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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A new coming-of-age movie in the vein of Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club – an honest, candid, often hilarious look at what it's like to grow up as a young woman in today's modern world. Everyone knows that growing up is hard, and life is no easier for high school junior Nadine, who is already at peak awkwardness when her all-star older brother Darian starts dating her best friend Krista. All at once, Nadine feels more alone than ever, until the unexpected friendship of a thoughtful boy gives her a glimmer of hope that things just might not be so terrible after all.
Sat 27.05.2017 | 19:20That Time Together (2017)
Section: Czech Films and TV
Directed by: Marta Santovjáková Gerlíková, Jiří Novotný
Czech Republic, 2017, 75 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 1
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This is the story of a young Jewish girl, Tereza Zágorová, who finds shelter from deportation in the Wallachian hills; her family has already been taken. Tereza tries to fit into her new environment and learns how life in the village is different from the city. But the wartime period also reaches the countryside and the girl must be careful to hide her secrets.
Sat 27.05.2017 | 20:00The Young Offenders (2016)
Section: International Competition of European First Films
Directed by: Peter Foott
Ireland, 2016, 83 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Best friends Conor and Jock dress the same, act the same, and go pretty much everywhere together. When news breaks that 61 bales of cocaine worth seven million euros each has gone missing off Ireland's west coast, the boys steal a pair of bicycles — Jock is already an inveterate bike thief who has attracted the keen attention of a local police sergeant — and pedal across the Irish countryside hoping to find the contraband treasure and sell it to finance their escape from difficult circumstances. With the Garda in close pursuit, mayhem and misadventure inevitably ensue. Delightful and absurdly funny, the film is a portrait of the friendship between two sensitive young desperados with noble intentions.
Sat 27.05.2017 | 20:20London Town (2016)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
Directed by: Derrick Borte
U.K., U.S.A., 2016, 91 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Experience the music and energy of the 1970's punk underground. When 15-year-old Shay hears the music of The Clash for the first time, it’s a revelation, opening up a new world of social consciousness and anti-establishment defiance beyond anything he’s known in his dead-end London suburb. Drawn into the heart of the city’s burgeoning punk scene, he forges two relationships that will change his life: falling in love with rebellious cool girl Vivian and finding an unexpected connection with none other than The Clash’s electrifying frontman, Joe Strummer. Propelled by a blistering soundtrack that bounces from The Clash to The Ramones to Buzzcocks, London Town captures the sound and spirit of a scene that shook the world.
Sat 27.05.2017 | 21:30The Land (2016)
Section: Night Horizons
Directed by: Steven Caple Jr.
U.S.A., 2016, 104 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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A vivid inner-city saga set amidst Cleveland's hip-hop underground. Teenage buddies Cisco, Junior, Boobie, and Patty Cake shrug off school to practice skateboarding, which they hope will be their ticket to a better life. In the meantime, they steal cars to finance their dream. But when they get mixed up in a drug deal and cross a ruthless crime queen-pin, they put their friendship--and lives--on the line. Set to a choice hip-hop soundtrack and featuring an impressive ensemble cast that includes The Wire's Michael K. Williams, Erykah Badu, and rapper Machine Gun Kelly, The Land crackles with the energy and poetry of the streets.
Sun 28.05.2017 | 08:40Teresa and Tim (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Agurtzane Intxaurraga
Spain, 2016, 73 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Every year, the elves bring us a new spring. Tim is new, and while distracted at a fair, he wanders away from the other elves and is captured by Samuel and Vlad, who use him as a circus attraction. When six-year-old Teresa visits the fair, she discovers Tim in an exhibit and becomes infatuated with him. With her, Tim finds an opportunity to escape. He hides in Teresa’s house and the two experience several adventures, becoming inseparable friends. Over time, Tim begins to transform. He has been away from his world and his people for too long. Only by helping him to return will Tim be saved. There is no time to lose. But be careful! Vlad is lurking!
Sun 28.05.2017 | 10:40Heartstrings (2016)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Children
Directed by: Michel Boujenah
France, 2016, 89 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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A talented cellist and top student, 12-year-old Marie has a secret that she hasn’t shared with anyone at school: she has a degenerative eye disease. Her parents believe she should move to a leading medical facility for treatment, but Marie wants to finish the school year and audition for a prestigious music academy. Meanwhile, Marie offers to tutor her classmate Victor, who is having difficulties with his school work — and also harbours a secret crush on Marie. The two develop a strong friendship, and Marie eventually confides in Victor about her eyesight. Together, they hatch a plan: he will help cover up her deteriorating vision in class so she can finish the school year and perform her audition.
Sun 28.05.2017 | 10:50Pippi in the South Seas (1970)
Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
Directed by: Olle Hellbom
Sweden, Germany, 1970, 86 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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With their parents on vacation, Tommy and Annika spend time with their wonderful friend Pippi Longstocking at her cottage Villa Villekulla, until she finds a bottle with a message from her father Captain Efraim Longstocking, who warns her that he was captured by a band of evil pirates led by Blood-Svente and Jock the Knife, who hold him prisoner in their castle on the island of Porto Piluse, so they can find the secret location of his treasure. Pippi, Tommy and Annika then travel to Porto Piluse to rescue her father before he is forced to reveal the whereabouts of his treasure...
Sun 28.05.2017 | 14:00Goodbye Berlin (2016)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
Directed by: Fatih Akin
Germany, 2016, 93 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Fourteen is not easy under normal circumstances, and Maik’s are anything but. His dysfunctional family life, plus conspicuous unpopularity with classmates, means being stuck with the (ostracized) new kid is a curse. Almost as bad as not being invited to Tatjana’s birthday party – she’s the hottest girl in class. Summer vacation? His wealthy errant parents have their own plans. No big deal. Until ‘Tschick’ shows up, admiring everything about Maik’s “kick-ass” life. Somehow, Tschick convinces him to drop-by Tatjana’s party; their exit makes a bit impression and Maik realizes Tschick’s demeanor is his strength. The boys then embark on a road trip. Maik’s rewards are another new friend (Müller), and the best summer ever. Its repercussions are life altering and, who wants to wait fifty years?
Sun 28.05.2017 | 14:00Angel of the Lord 2 (2016)
Section: Czech Films and TV
Directed by: Jiří Strach
Czech Republic, 2016, 99 min
Projection place: Mala scena
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The angel Petronel is still working at the Heavenly Gate, but he wants something better. His eternal tempter, the devil Uriah, suggests that he pick an apple from the Tree of Knowledge to know all that God knows, then he’ll quickly move on to better things. The two argue over the apple and they drop the precious fruit…down to Earth. The muddle-headed angel and his scoundrel friend devil must swiftly enter the world to find the Apple of Knowledge and bring it back. On the eve of Saint Nicholas Day day, they get tangled up in a peculiar whirl. Before they find the apple and return it to where it belongs, they endure a great adventure and go through quite a few dangerous setups...
Sun 28.05.2017 | 14:30The Oddsockeaters (2016)
Section: Czech Films and TV
Directed by: Galina Miklínová
Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Croatia, 2016, 83 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 1
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Oddsockeaters are small invisible creatures who take our socks, but can only take one sock from a pair – the odd ones. They live on socks! The fate of the Oddsockeaters and their greatest foe – a strange and abandoned professor – are brought together by the little Oddsockeater Hihlik, who faces great adventures in the film. When his grandfather Lamor's days are over, Hihlik must overcome his fear, climb out the window and go looking for his uncle of Padre, who he hadn't even known existed. He draws courage from the things his grandfather instilled in him – love of family, good behavior, and the Oddsockeater "commandments"...
Sun 28.05.2017 | 15:00Rasmus and the Vagabond (1981)
Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
Directed by: Olle Hellbom
Sweden, 1981, 105 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Rasmus lives at an orphanage. He's OK, but wants a mom and a dad. Sometimes people come to find a child, but they always choose little girls. Rasmus realizes he has to run away and find parents himself. He meets a vagabond they call Paradise Oskar who likes to sing and play his accordion. Oskar makes the world seem a much better place for Rasmus.
Sun 28.05.2017 | 15:20Hugo and Josefin (1967)
Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
Directed by: Kjell Grede
Sweden, 1967, 82 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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A drama based on the books by the acclaimed children's author Maria Gripe follows Hugo and Josephine, two children from different backgrounds who strike up an unlikely friendship with a visiting gardener after meeting in the woods near Josephine's home.
Sun 28.05.2017 | 15:30The Brothers Lionheart (1977)
Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
Directed by: Olle Hellbom
Sweden, 1977, 102 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Nine-year old Karl Lejon, 'Skorpan' suffers from tuberculosis and knows that he will die soon. But his older brother Jonathan tries to comfort him by promising that they one day will meet in Nangijala, a magic country beyond the stars. Jonathan dies soon after in a house fire and Skorpan also passes away not long after. They meet in Nangijala, a country divided into the Cherry Blossom Valley and the Briar-Bush Valley. The people in the later are oppressed by the black knight Tengil and his dragon Katla. The two brothers, who now call themselves Jonathan and Karl Lion Heart, decide to help the freedom fighters against the oppression.
Sun 28.05.2017 | 16:30Clara and the Secret of the Bears (2012)
Section: Welcome to Switzerland
Directed by: Tobias Ineichen
Switzerland, 2012, 93 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Clara (13) lives with her mother and her stepfather on a remote farm in the Swiss Alps. Clara’s sensitivity and her strong connection with nature enable her to see and feel things others cannot perceive. Only in Thomas (12), does Clara find a confidant. Through the discovery of an ancient girl’s shoe, Clara gets in touch with Susanna, a girl who lived on the farm two centuries ago. Susanna is deeply troubled: her father has captured a bear cub and – according to an age-old legend – a curse falls upon those who do wrong against bears. Past and present are more closely linked than one might think. Clara senses that there is a curse on the old farm. And she knows that she is the only one who can lift it.
Sun 28.05.2017 | 21:30Land of the Little People (2016)
Section: Night Horizons
Directed by: Yaniv Berman
Israel, Palestine, 2016, 83 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Four young kids who live in a village of military officers’ families form a small gang. An old abandoned army base located in the surrounding wild fields is their camp. Another war begins in Israel and most men are drafted to serve their country. Mothers sit worried in front of televisions and listen to the constant news reports, while the kids, with no one to supervise them, return to their camp in the wild. To their surprise, they discover two soldiers who deserted their units, using their camp as a hideout. A ruthless struggle develops between the groups, and the soldiers who sought refuge from the war outside find themselves in another war, which turns to be as dangerous and bloody.