Fri 02.06.2017 | 10:40Boxi ep. 06 - Beyond the desk (2016)
Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children
Directed by: Árpád Koós
Hungary, 2016, 4 min
Projection place: Mala scena
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Cartommy is a mischievous cardboard boy. Boxi is a cardboard dog. They come to life in a child’s imaginary world built from household waste. The boy travels by giant paper airplane to the desk in the next room.
Fri 02.06.2017 | 10:50Number Four (2016)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Children
Directed by: Mehran Malakouti
Iran, 2016, 71 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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The story of this film is about a young adult boy whose father is dead and can’t accept this truth… It’s been about two years since Atou’s father failed to come back home from the sea and everybody thinks that he’s dead. Atou’s uncle tries to force his mother to re-marry. He tries to help his mother earn money so he decides to work with smugglers, but he faces many problems – problems he is not old enough to handle.
Fri 02.06.2017 | 10:50Little Anna and the Tall Uncle (2012)
Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
Directed by: Per Åhlin, Lasse Persson, Alicja Björk
Sweden, 2012, 47 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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No two friends are more different than Little Anna and the Tall Uncle. She is short, he is very tall. Little Anna is brave and the Tall Uncle is a coward. And yet there is nobody who Little Anna would rather go swimming with, build a tree house with, or ride a motorcycle with than the Tall Uncle. And there is nobody the Tall Uncle would rather bake a yummy cake for than his best friend Little Anna.
Fri 02.06.2017 | 13:20The Journey to Melonia (1989)
Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
Directed by: Per Åhlin
Norway, Sweden, 1989, 104 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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The beautiful paradise island Melonia is inhabited by the sorcerer Prospero and his daughter Miranda, the albatross Ariel, the good-natured vegetable-faced gardener Caliban, and William the dog-nosed poet. They live a generally peaceful life, except for Caliban who has to work hard with the garden. A few miles away lies the dark island Plutonia, where the greedy capitalists Slug and Slagg rule. Now that they’ve nearly exhausted Plutonia's resources, Slug and Slagg turn their gaze on the unexploited Melonia, scheming to take it over with a gigantic drill…
Fri 02.06.2017 | 14:00Baba Joon (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Yuval Delshad
Israel, 2016, 91 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Yitzhak runs the turkey farm his father built with his own two hands after they emigrated from Iran to Israel. When his son Moti turns thirteen, Yitzhak teaches him the trade, hoping that he will continue the proud family tradition. But Moti doesn’t like working in the turkey barn; his passion is fixing up junkyard cars and bringing them back to life. Moti's mother Sarah tries to reconcile the two, while his grandfather pushes Yitzhak to take a firm hand with his son. Yitzhak takes Moti’s refusal to work in the turkey barn as a personal affront. Though he loves his son dearly, he makes it his mission to impose the family farm on Moti. Conflict is inevitable.
Fri 02.06.2017 | 15:20My Life as a Dog (1985)
Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
Directed by: Lasse Hallström
Sweden, 1985, 97 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Ingemar lives with his older brother and seriously ill mother. He helplessly accepts whatever fate throws at him, just like the dog Laika, who died on the way to space. When his mother's condition deteriorates to the point that she cannot take care of the children, Ingemar is sent to the country. He gets to learn another way of life, true friends, and relatives who care for him. In addition, his sexual hormones are kicking in and merry adventures abound. Thanks to these, Ingemar's worldview changes and his earlier deep melancholy doesn't come back – not even when his mother dies.
Fri 02.06.2017 | 15:30Jan - Challenge at the net (2013)
Section: Welcome to Switzerland
Directed by: Benjamin Kempf Siemens, Rafael Benito
Switzerland, 2013, 94 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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The Guler family has a dream: to take their youngest son Jan to the top of the tennis world. When his classmates start an apprenticeship or attend grammar school, Jan enters the Swiss professional tennis camp. This is a challenge for the whole family and we are witness over a period of five years to how the Guler family deals with the sport, family, and the social demands of a professional tennis career. The teenager Jan develops gradually into a young man.
Fri 02.06.2017 | 16:30Sky Blue (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Andrea Ríos
Venezuela, 2016, 101 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Diego is 14 years old and decided to be a father with his girlfriend of 16. He is a rebel and a bad student, but he dreams that the arrival of his son will fill the emotional void product of his father's abandonment. An unexpected event brings him and his brothers together with their father, and together they undertake a journey with the promise of a better future. But there is a problem; Diego's father does not accept his grandson or his son's girlfriend. The Venezuelan landscapes will witness a journey of family transformation, emotional conflicts and the establishment of new bonds.
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
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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.
Fri 02.06.2017 | 17:20The Girl (2009)
Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
Directed by: Fredrik Edfeldt
Sweden, 2009, 96 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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A disturbing poetic study of childhood loneliness. This gently elaborate story is set in the Swedish countryside one summer in the early 1980s. It interestingly portrays those private worlds that children create when they escape from adult supervision. Our not-quite-ten nameless protagonist is a freckled abandoned bird with a somber look. She manages to get away from her unreliable aunt and fends for herself when her parents travel to Africa. The girl is a loner and doesn't care for the superficiality, physical desires and vices she's observed in adults. She feels best in the company of the outcast Ola, with whom she entrusts with her secrets as they play in a hayloft or visit the forests.
Fri 02.06.2017 | 17:30Glowing Stars (2009)
Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
Directed by: Lisa Siwe
Sweden, 2009, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Jenna is 14 years old and has the typical worries of a young adolescent girl: appearance, popularity and boys. But her life is not simple; Jenna lives with her single mother, Liv, who has cancer. When her mom collapses while out shopping, the two have to move in with gran. Everything sucks and life is happening somewhere else – namely at the popular girl Ullis’ place. There’s a party and Jenna makes up her mind to go – to Sakke with the beautiful eyes, and to Ullis, whose philosophy is “why feel sad when you can feel happy instead”. With Ullis by her side, Jenna throws herself into a world of parties, booze, and boys. Finally, she can take her mind off all the dark stuff.
Fri 02.06.2017 | 18:00Show Me Love (1998)
Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
Directed by: Lukas Moodysson
Sweden, 1998, 89 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Sixteen-year introvert Agnes lives in the boring town of Amal and is in love with her popular 14-year-old classmate Elin. The reclusive girl suffers from loneliness and doesn't know how to escape it. The young Elin, on the other hand, happily accepts everyone's adoration, but feels confined in this town. She feels nothing's happening here and is eager to get away to the big city. She's got no doubt that she has a future as a movie star, model, or even a psychologist. She also subconsciously wants to break free from a family in which she's always fighting with her older sister Jessica and her tired mother. After a getting to know Agnes, however, Elin begins to feel something she's never known...
Fri 02.06.2017 | 19:00Enough! (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?
Fri 02.06.2017 | 19:20Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Taika Waititi
New Zealand, 2016, 101 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 1
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Raised on hip-hop and foster care, defiant city kid Ricky gets a fresh start in the New Zealand countryside. He quickly finds himself at home with his new foster family: the loving Aunt Bella, the cantankerous Uncle Hec, and dog Tupac. When a tragedy strikes that threatens to ship Ricky to another home, both he and Hec go on the run in the bush. As a national manhunt ensues, the newly branded outlaws must face their options: go out in a blaze of glory or overcome their differences and survive as a family.
Fri 02.06.2017 | 19:40She Monkeys (2011)
Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
Directed by: Lisa Aschan
Sweden, 2011, 84 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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A modern western about control, sex and creatures. When Emma meets Cassandra, they initiate a relationship filled with physical and psychological challenges. Emma does whatever it takes to master the rules of the game. Lines are crossed and the stakes get higher and higher. Despite this, Emma can't resist the intoxicating feeling of total control.
Fri 02.06.2017 | 20:00Play the Devil (2016)
Section: Night Horizons
Directed by: Maria Govan
Bahamas, U.S.A., 2016, 89 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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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.
Fri 02.06.2017 | 20:20A Swedish Love Story (1970)
Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
Directed by: Roy Andersson
Sweden, 1970, 115 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Two idealistic teenagers fall in love for the first time in this romantic drama. They try to remain hopeful in a cynical world of adults that discourage them. Their parents are weary from life's constant problems and fail to take the young couple seriously when they speak of love and hope for the future…
Fri 02.06.2017 | 20:30Silver Forest (2011)
Section: Welcome to Switzerland
Directed by: Christine Repond
Switzerland, 2011, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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A coming-of-age story set in a small Swiss town in a bleak winter landscape. A group of boys struggle with their mounting anger with the mundane world, resulting in a string of escalating acts of violence. Deep in the forest they finally find release for their aggression by joining a skinhead gang – only to discover a boundary where harmless play turns into murder.
Fri 02.06.2017 | 21:30X500 (2016)
Section: Night Horizons
Directed by: Juan Andres Arango
Canada, Colombia, Mexico, 2016, 104 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Three intertwined stories about teens, migration and transformation in different parts of the American continent. Maria moves to Montreal from Manila. Her grandmother has Maria’s future all planned out, but she quickly tires of her straight-laced school. Colombian Alex, deported from the United States, is back in the port of Buenaventura, telling tall stories of his gangsta lifestyle in Los Angeles. Local criminals show interest and in no time he has to live up to his reputation. In Mexico City, David moves in with his cousin in a run-down neighbourhood. He finds work and makes new friends in the local punk scene, but his aggressive cousin won’t be happy until David has joined the local gang.
Fri 02.06.2017 | 21:30Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
Section: Open Air Cinema
Directed by: Sharon Maguire
U.K., France, Ireland, U.S.A., 2016, 123 min
Projection place: Open Air Cinema
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The suffering of the unluckiest person in history hasn't ended. Bridget Jones is alone. An unplanned pregnancy, takes her by surprise, especially when she's not sure who the father is. Because not even her cynical gynecologist helps her in deciphering the tricky puzzle, Bridget finds herself in a very tricky situation. Both the reputable lawyer Mark Darcy and the owner of a successful online dating service, Jack Quant, step up with the determination to create a proper family with Bridget and her offspring. Neither, however, knows their chance of fatherhood is 50%. As she gets closer to term, Bridget feels compelled to tell the truth and choose to whom will the child say "daddy".