Tue 30.05.2017 | 15:20Neuland (2013)
Section: Welcome to Switzerland
Directed by: Anna Thommen
Switzerland, 2013, 93 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
Score:
Info
Afghanistan, Cameroon, Serbia, Venezuela – Mr. Zingg’s new students in the Basel integration class have travelled far. Young, and with hopes of a better future, they travelled to Switzerland and now place great hopes in their teacher: he should show them the ways of this new country. The pupils learn the language and culture of Switzerland in just two years. Mr. Zingg, has justy one goal in sight: to help these young traumatized people find a job in their new society. But as the end of their schooling approaches, these young migrants have to ask themselves a harrowing question: is there a place at all for them in this country...?
Tue 30.05.2017 | 17:10The Polar Boy (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Anu Aun
Estonia, 2016, 97 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
Score:
Mattias has a dream of becoming a photography student at the Berlin Arts Academy. His dream is constantly put to the test when he falls in love with the beautiful free spirit Hanna. Trying to win her heart, he feels the need to prove to Hanna that he can be just as adventurous and unpredictable as she is. Breaking the law together with Hanna, Mattias risks everything dear to him, not knowing yet that Hanna’s bold acts are only the symptoms of bipolar disorder. In a moment of jealousy, Mattias accidentally commits a crime that could put him behind bars for years. In order to save himself Mattias decides to get himself declared irresponsible by faking the illness his girlfriend really has – bipolarity.
Tue 30.05.2017 | 17:30Bad Influence (2016)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
Directed by: Claudia Huaiquimilla
Chile, 2016, 89 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
Score:
Arrested after a violent gas station robbery, troubled Santiago youth Tano is remanded to the custody of his father Javier, an auto mechanic living in the small mountain community of Wallmapu. Soon the wayward teen befriends shy, awkward Cheo, whose indigenous Mapuche community fights against the displacement and destruction wrought by a massive local pulp mill. The bond between the two boys quickly deepens against the pressures of schoolyard cruelty and the troubled home lives of each, forcing a reckoning in both boys with themselves and the world around them.
Tue 30.05.2017 | 19:00The Sun At Midnight (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Kirsten Carthew
Canada, 2016, 93 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
Score:
After the death of her mother, Lia’s father makes the difficult decision to send her north to live with the grandmother she never knew. At 16, all Lia knows – and loves – is the southern urban jungle. With her pink hair, faux fur coat and a bit of attitude, Lia is immediately a fish out of water in her grandmother’s small sub-Arctic community. Determined to return south, Lia steals a canoe and ends up stranded and alone on the beautiful (but dangerous) land. She meets Alfred, a hunter in search of a missing caribou herd, who reluctantly takes Lia under his wing. The two embark on a journey through the rugged and stunning Northwest Territories landscape that will change their lives forever.
Tue 30.05.2017 | 20:00Filthy (2017)
Section: International Competition of European First Films
Directed by: Tereza Nvotová
Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, 2017, 87 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
Score:
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.
Tue 30.05.2017 | 20:201:54 (2016)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
Directed by: Yan England
Canada, 2016, 106 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
Score:
At the age of 16, Tim is an intelligent but shy young man gifted with a natural athletic ability for running. However, the last four years have been tough on him because of Jeff and his crew. In his last year of high school, Tim is sick and tired of feeling like a loser and wants to shine for once. He decides to stand up to Jeff by dethroning him in the 800 m championship, the event Jeff is known for in school. But behind the competition and rivalry, a secret is wreaking havoc. Tim tells both his running coach and his father, both of whom want to help him, that “Either you shut up and do absolutely nothing. Or you shut up and take care of it yourself. I choose option two.”
Wed 31.05.2017 | 10:501:54 (2016)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
Directed by: Yan England
Canada, 2016, 106 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
Score:
At the age of 16, Tim is an intelligent but shy young man gifted with a natural athletic ability for running. However, the last four years have been tough on him because of Jeff and his crew. In his last year of high school, Tim is sick and tired of feeling like a loser and wants to shine for once. He decides to stand up to Jeff by dethroning him in the 800 m championship, the event Jeff is known for in school. But behind the competition and rivalry, a secret is wreaking havoc. Tim tells both his running coach and his father, both of whom want to help him, that “Either you shut up and do absolutely nothing. Or you shut up and take care of it yourself. I choose option two.”
Wed 31.05.2017 | 16:30Win by Fall (2016)
Section: Documentary Films
Directed by: Anna Koch
Germany, 2016, 82 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
Score:
Janny, Lisa, Debby and Michelle are 12 years old when they leave home. The "Elite School of Sport" at Frankfurt/Oder, a boarding school of the East German tradition is where they move to. They grow up in a strict regime of training schedules, weight classes and are pressured to perform. Being wrestlers, they all dream of a championship title, though off the mat, each girl fights her very own battle: Janny is searching for her standing within the group, Debby fights her own expectations, Lisa is homesick and Michelle fights with her weight. The documentary attempts to show their place outside of competitive rankings.
Wed 31.05.2017 | 18:00The Sun At Midnight (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Kirsten Carthew
Canada, 2016, 93 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
Score:
After the death of her mother, Lia’s father makes the difficult decision to send her north to live with the grandmother she never knew. At 16, all Lia knows – and loves – is the southern urban jungle. With her pink hair, faux fur coat and a bit of attitude, Lia is immediately a fish out of water in her grandmother’s small sub-Arctic community. Determined to return south, Lia steals a canoe and ends up stranded and alone on the beautiful (but dangerous) land. She meets Alfred, a hunter in search of a missing caribou herd, who reluctantly takes Lia under his wing. The two embark on a journey through the rugged and stunning Northwest Territories landscape that will change their lives forever.
Wed 31.05.2017 | 19:40Where Have All the Good Men Gone (2016)
Section: International Competition of European First Films
Directed by: Rene Frelle Petersen
Denmark, 2016, 94 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
Score:
Living in a tiny trailer in the back of their family's bar, Sofia and her older half-sister Olivia live a rough life filled with abuse and exploitation. Sofia's stepfather, Lars, is a violent man who keeps the girls and their mother under an iron thumb. When their mother lets it slip that Sofia's biological father may still be alive and living nearby, Sofia packs up her and Olivia's bags and they hit the road, going off of an address found on an old love letter. What they find is rather unexpected. Adam, Sofia's father, is holed up in an isolated farmhouse surrounded by barbed wire and signs that warn everyone to "KEEP OUT!" An ex-soldier with severe PTSD, Adam lives alone and has no interest in opening up to anyone, much less two young runaways. The girls camp out outside his property until he finally gives in and lets them stay with him, and slowly but surely they all grow close to resembling the kind of stable, caring family the girls have always wanted. Things can't stay perfect forever, though, and the girls realize they might not have gone far enough to escape Lars.
Wed 31.05.2017 | 20:30The Polar Boy (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Anu Aun
Estonia, 2016, 97 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
Score:
Mattias has a dream of becoming a photography student at the Berlin Arts Academy. His dream is constantly put to the test when he falls in love with the beautiful free spirit Hanna. Trying to win her heart, he feels the need to prove to Hanna that he can be just as adventurous and unpredictable as she is. Breaking the law together with Hanna, Mattias risks everything dear to him, not knowing yet that Hanna’s bold acts are only the symptoms of bipolar disorder. In a moment of jealousy, Mattias accidentally commits a crime that could put him behind bars for years. In order to save himself Mattias decides to get himself declared irresponsible by faking the illness his girlfriend really has – bipolarity.
Wed 31.05.2017 | 21:30Play the Devil (2016)
Section: Night Horizons
Directed by: Maria Govan
Bahamas, U.S.A., 2016, 89 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
Score:
Gregory, a gifted working-class teenager from Paramin, stars in a theater play that brings him to the attention of James, an affluent businessman. The two men strike an uncanny friendship as James takes Greg under his wing, pushing him to discover himself professionally, creatively, and intimately. Confused, Greg must at once deal with the return of his drug addicted father, and navigate through the early days of adulthood. As Carnival Monday approaches and the locals prepare for the annual male initiation parade, Greg must confront James – an act which will culminate in life changing events for him.
Thu 01.06.2017 | 17:30Sadie's Last Days on Earth (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Michael Seater
Canada, 2016, 93 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
Score:
Everything in high school feels like the world is ending. And Sadie Mitchell's crippling fear of the coming apocalypse is a heightened version of that. Undeterred by non-believers, Sadie has created a check-list of things to master before the predicted doomsday, and she has just two weeks to complete it. Sadie needs to master survivalist cuisine, learn to sew, and a few more... personal things; go to a high school party, kiss a boy, and most importantly, get her best friend back.
Thu 01.06.2017 | 18:00Weirdos (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Bruce McDonald
Canada, 2016, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
Score:
The laconic black-and-white humorous story of two adolescent runaways, Kit and Alice. On the eve of the 1976 United States Bicentennial, the film accompanies the two hitchhikers on a turbulent journey through the breathtaking landscape of the Canadian east coast, set to a quintessentially 1970s soundtrack. While Kit wants to start a new life in his glamorous but unstable mother's artist commune, Alice makes no bones about her longing for romance. Yet in the glow of the crackling campfire of a beach party, they both reach new insights that put their relationship to the test. Likewise, the day following their joyous reunion sees Kit and his mother facing up to some uncomfortable truths.
Thu 01.06.2017 | 19:00One-Two-Three GO! (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg
Denmark, 2016, 114 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
Score:
Jeppe and Cecilie meet in their high school freshman year and immediately fall in love. But life doesn’t turn out the way Jeppe imagines, as Cecilie carries a dark secret that will impact their growing relation. Cecilie has cancer but finds comfort in Jeppe’s kindness, understanding, and willingness to listen; a support that she doesn’t get from her parents. Together they realize how fragile life is and decide to make every second count.
Thu 01.06.2017 | 19:20The Young Offenders (2016)
Section: International Competition of European First Films
Directed by: Peter Foott
Ireland, 2016, 83 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 1
Score:
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.
Thu 01.06.2017 | 20:00My First Highway (2016)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
Directed by: Kevin Meul
Belgium, 2016, 82 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
Score:
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.
Thu 01.06.2017 | 20:30The Space Between Us (2017)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Peter Chelsom
U.S.A., 2017, 120 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
Score:
In this interplanetary adventure, a space shuttle embarks on the first mission to colonize Mars, only to discover after takeoff that one of the astronauts is pregnant. Shortly after landing, she dies from complications while giving birth to the first human born on the red planet – never revealing who the father is. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Gardner Elliot - an inquisitive, highly intelligent boy who reaches the age of 16 having only met 14 people in his very unconventional upbringing. While searching for clues about his father, and the home planet he's never known, Gardner begins an online friendship with a street smart girl in Colorado named Tulsa. Eventually, he gets a chance to go to Earth…
Fri 02.06.2017 | 08:10The 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 02.06.2017 | 17:10Bad Influence (2016)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
Directed by: Claudia Huaiquimilla
Chile, 2016, 89 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
Score:
Arrested after a violent gas station robbery, troubled Santiago youth Tano is remanded to the custody of his father Javier, an auto mechanic living in the small mountain community of Wallmapu. Soon the wayward teen befriends shy, awkward Cheo, whose indigenous Mapuche community fights against the displacement and destruction wrought by a massive local pulp mill. The bond between the two boys quickly deepens against the pressures of schoolyard cruelty and the troubled home lives of each, forcing a reckoning in both boys with themselves and the world around them.