Fri 26.05.2017 | 08:20The 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 2
Score:
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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.
Fri 26.05.2017 | 15:10Heart Beat (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Hans Somers
Netherlands, 2016, 90 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Shy, fifteen-year-old singer-songwriter Zoe is accidentally hit by the tour bus of sixteen-year-old pop sensation Mik. When they look into each other’s eyes, sparks fly, but that doesn’t fix Zoe’s ruined bicycle. Her quest to get a new bike from Mik leads to an unexpected kiss. But just when love is about to take off, a jealous friend and an overly ambitious rival torpedo their fragile relationship. Zoë has to get over her stage fright in order to reclaim her chance at happiness.
Fri 26.05.2017 | 18:00Sebbe (2010)
Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
Directed by: Babak Najafi
Finland, Sweden, 2010, 83 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Sebbe is 15 and lives with his mother in an apartment that is really very small. Sebbe does what he can. He never strikes back. He loves his mother because otherwise he couldn't carry on. He escapes to a junkyard where his hands bring unliving things to life. He has the power of creativity. He's free there, but alone. His detachment increases at the same pace as his world shrinks, until finally one day he is completely isolated, with only his mother. If she fails, everything else will disappear.
Fri 26.05.2017 | 19:20The 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 1
Score:
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.
Fri 26.05.2017 | 20:30As You Are (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Miles Joris-Peyrafitte
U.S.A., 2016, 105 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Jack is a high school student who lives with his single mother Karen in a nondescript suburban town. Considered a social outcast and loner, Jack is friendless until Karen’s new boyfriend Tom moves in and brings his son Mark into their lives. The two outsiders quickly bond and form a tight friendship and, after a chance encounter at a diner, bring fellow student Sarah into their group. The three teens become each other’s saving grace until changing relationships and emerging secrets force them to look at themselves and see how far they are willing to go live the lives they choose.
Sat 27.05.2017 | 15:20Heart Beat (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Hans Somers
Netherlands, 2016, 90 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
Score:
Shy, fifteen-year-old singer-songwriter Zoe is accidentally hit by the tour bus of sixteen-year-old pop sensation Mik. When they look into each other’s eyes, sparks fly, but that doesn’t fix Zoe’s ruined bicycle. Her quest to get a new bike from Mik leads to an unexpected kiss. But just when love is about to take off, a jealous friend and an overly ambitious rival torpedo their fragile relationship. Zoë has to get over her stage fright in order to reclaim her chance at happiness.
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
Score:
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
Score:
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 17:30My First Highway (2016)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
Directed by: Kevin Meul
Belgium, 2016, 82 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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During his annual family holiday to Spain, 16-year-old Benjamin becomes infatuated with one of the local girls. Anne is fascinating and beautiful and he quickly falls in love with her, little suspecting the direction in which events are about to turn. One drunken night, Anne shares a dark secret with him; she wants to find and confront the man who raped her. Head over heels in love and desperate to prove himself, Benjamin resolves to become her hero and the pair embark on a voyage of discovery from which there can be no turning back.
Mon 29.05.2017 | 17:10Bright Nights (2017)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Thomas Arslan
Germany, Norway, 2017, 86 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Austrian civil engineer Michael lives with his girlfriend in Berlin. For years, he has barely had any contact with his 14-year-old son Luis. When Michael’s father dies, the two travel together to the funeral held in the remote north of Norway. Barely knowing each other, the two are suddenly caught in an intimate situation. After the funeral, Michael suggests spending a few days together exploring the region, which turns out to be more difficult than expected. Never having spent any time with each other on a daily basis, they have trouble handling their relationship. When they are in the car together it feels like the calm before a storm.
Mon 29.05.2017 | 17:20Simple Simon (2010)
Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
Directed by: Andreas Öhman
Sweden, 2010, 82 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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"My name is Simon. I have Asperger's syndrome. I like space, things shaped like circles, and my brother Sam, who takes care of me. I do not like feelings, other people, change, and comedies with Hugh Grant." For 18-year-old Simon every day is a challenge. But with the patient care of his brother Sam and a firmly established regime he's able to function. The status quo gets disrupted after the breakup of Sam and his girlfriend. Her departure from the household affect both brothers badly. When Sam falls into depression, Simon's life becomes an unbearable chaos. He decides to take the situation into his own hands. To reestablish the lost order, he's got to find his brother a new perfect girl.
Mon 29.05.2017 | 19:20Filthy (2017)
Section: International Competition of European First Films
Directed by: Tereza Nvotová
Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, 2017, 87 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 1
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This is the coming-of-age story of 17-year old Lena. In love with a boy for the first time, Lena longs for freedom and adventure. Her magic world is shattered instantly when her teacher, whom all her classmates have a crush on, rapes her in her own home. Instead of sharing her trauma, Lena keeps it a secret, even from her best friend. Her pent up feelings drive her to attempt suicide. Her family in shock, Lena ends up in a psychiatric ward. In the middle of wild and similarly misunderstood kids, she discovers she is not alone in her experience. But when her close roommate hangs herself, Lena hits bottom. She agrees to electroconvulsive therapy. At first, it seems to help and – apart from memory loss – Lena is well again. But the attempt to live her old life doesn’t last long. Gradually, her memories come to the surface, bringing a realization that is unbearable. This time, however, she does not fall into the same abyss of self-hate and instead tries to face the trauma.
Mon 29.05.2017 | 20:30Don't Call Me Son (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Anna Muylaert
Brazil, 2016, 82 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Pierre is 17 and in mid-puberty. He plays in a band, has sex at parties and secretly tries on women’s clothing and lipstick in front of a mirror. Ever since his father’s death, his mother Aracy has looked after him and his younger sister Jacqueline, spoiling them both. But when he discovers that she stole him from a hospital when he was a new born baby, Pierre’s life changes dramatically. Overnight, his world falls apart and his mother Aracy is arrested. His biological parents Gloria and Matheus have spent 17 years searching for him; they are now desperate to make up for the lost years and spend time with their eldest son, whom they call Felipe. But Pierre has his own designs for his life.
Mon 29.05.2017 | 21:30Teenage Kicks (2016)
Section: Night Horizons
Directed by: Craig Boreham
Australia, 2016, 99 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Miklos Varga is punching his way through the dark terrain that exists somewhere between the vague, scratchy signposts marked “Boy” and “Man.” On the verge of his 18th birthday, Miklos’ world has come crumbling down. His plans to run away and escape the strangulating hold of his migrant family have been tipped sideways by a family disaster. Only Mik knows the events that led to this tragedy, and he blames just one person: himself. Mik is suddenly torn between his desire to head north and start a new life with his best friend Dan, and the obligation to his broken family. Is Mik a danger to himself and everyone around him, or just a kid caught hopelessly in the tripwires of teen angst?
Tue 30.05.2017 | 10:20Goodbye Berlin (2016)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
Directed by: Fatih Akin
Germany, 2016, 93 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
Score:
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?
Tue 30.05.2017 | 10:50Fourteen Sucks (2004)
Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
Directed by: Emil Larsson, Henrik Norrthon, Martin Jern, Filippa Freijd
Sweden, 2004, 82 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Fourteen-year-old Emma goes to a party with friends of her brother's and ends up passed out on a bed with an older boy who takes advantage of the situation. Later, her brother Markus senses that something is wrong but Emma keeps her thoughts to herself. She has trouble dealing with her own emotions. But then she meets Aron, an easy-going guy who spends his days on a skateboard.
Tue 30.05.2017 | 14:00Enough! (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Tessa Schram
Netherlands, 2016, 104 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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What if your best friends are hanging out with the wrong friends? Sander has known Chris and Maarten his whole life, but when they go to different schools, the tough Emiel joins the group. Sander tries to like him, but that’s difficult because Emiel has a violent nature. Sander’s love life also has its problems. He likes his classmate Indra, but he thinks she has a boyfriend. At the same time, she thinks he’s already taken. When an afternoon with his friends gets out of control and a boy gets hurt, they try to put the blame on Sander. Can he withstand the pressure of his friends or will he, just like in the past, never betray his friends? How can he prove his innocence before he loses all his friends?