Thu 31.05.2018 | 20:10Tigermilk (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Ute Wieland
Germany, 2018, 106 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Nini is a German girl and Jameelah an Iraqi girl with a life-long desire to become German. They are inseparable and like to rebel more or less, especially during breaks between lessons when mixing a little alcoholic cocktail they call Tiger Milk. It’s a stressful time: the decision on Jameelah's naturalization application is coming and they are also hoping for "it" to happen and they practice for “the main event” by observing the hookers who are streetwalking. But when they witness a murder, everything comes to a stop - their plans, their future, their lives.
Fri 01.06.2018 | 08:10Pichku's Dream (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Nila Madhab Panda
India, 2018, 110 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 1
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Growing up in one of the oldest slum in Delhi, Pichku, who is turning 9 years old, is about to discover that being an adult is a lot different than being a child. He’ll learn things like why he can’t roam around naked and why he can’t defecate in the open, among other things. The story is about a child’s thoughts as they translate and unfold the inner mysteries of the world. Pichku knows he lives in isolation inside the community because he is different, but he also knows he has to do something to end this misery.
Fri 01.06.2018 | 08:20My Giraffe (2017)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Barbara Bredero
Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, 2017, 75 min
Projection place: Malá scéna
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Patterson Pepps has a best friend: Raf, a giraffe. Raf and Patterson grow up together as Patterson lives next to the zoo and they are born on the exact same day. When they reach the age that they have to go to school for the first time, they are very excited. On the first day, Patterson even stuffs all kinds of plants in his backpack to make sure Raf has enough to eat. When Patterson realizes Raf isn’t going to join him at school, he comes up with a brilliant plan to bring Raf to school.
Fri 01.06.2018 | 08:30Matti and Sami and the Three Biggest Mistakes in the Universe (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Stefan Westerwelle
Finland, Germany, 2018, 94 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Matti dreams of a family vacation in his father’s native country, Finland. He manages to get what he wants by telling a whopping lie. But once they get there, Matti, his younger brother Sami and his parents find themselves without a place to stay, no money and no car in the middle of the Finnish wasteland. Only a miracle can save them – or Uncle Jussi, who has been struggling to compete with Matti’s father his whole life. A summer movie for children that stands out for its wonderful pun... And that´s not a lie.
Fri 01.06.2018 | 09:00Karo and God Himself (2006)
Section: Austrian Trip
Directed by: Danielle Proskar
Austria, 2006, 94 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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"You’re dead rotten! You don’t care about me!", Karo yells into her walkie-talkie. She is addressing the Lord God, who has allowed her parents to split up. A grumpy voice answers Karo. Is this God? It seems that way at first, but when Karo meets him face to face, she isn‘t sure. Does the Almighty look so shabby? And why does he want to stop her from bothering him? But Karo persists and soon persuades him to help her hatch various schemes to reunite her parents…
Fri 01.06.2018 | 10:30Rock My Heart (2017)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
Directed by: Hanno Olderdissen
Germany, 2017, 110 min
Projection place: Aula
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At 17, Jana has already lived half her life, at least according to the statistics about her congenital heart disease. Every beat of her heart could be her last.But Jana doesn´t think this is quite fair. Much to her Parents distress, Jana jumps head over heels into every adventure she can think of. When Jana gets to know the thoroughbred stallion ‘Rock My Heart’, her entire life changes. The two are soul mates, rebellious and untamed in equal measure, made for each other. Rock's trainer Paul, understanding the connection between girl and horse, persuades Jana to ride him for a big event. He has no clue, however, that Jana is fatally ill, and that the training is incredibly dangerous for her. But for the first time in her young life, Jana has something to look forward to and to fight something. But will she really manage to ride in the big event in spite of her condition…?
Fri 01.06.2018 | 10:40Home Team (2017)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
Directed by: Carlos Morelli
Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, 2017, 102 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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This story follows an adolescent soccer prodigy poised for big-league success—so long as his hubris doesn’t get in the way. Everyone knows Tito is a whiz on the field, but his father insists he place equal emphasis on his studies. That balance topples, however, once an agent pegs Tito as a major talent and convinces the family to uproot from their rural Nogales home and relocate to Montevideo. Will Tito fulfill his dream? Or will his focus on soccer, to the detriment of everything else, sabotage his goals? Based on the Latin American best-seller by former soccer player Daniel Baldi.
Fri 01.06.2018 | 10:50Together (2017)
Section: Documentary Film
Directed by: Daniel Fahre
Norway, 2017, 86 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Two twin brothers are willing to sacrifice everything for each other and their music. This is a portrait of the pop-duo Marcus and Martinus and their rise to fame.
Fri 01.06.2018 | 11:00The End of Dreams (2017)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Mohammad Ali Talebi
Iran, 2017, 92 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Arash lives with his family in a village near a green forest. One night, he decides to go horseback riding and without his parent's permission. He takes a mare which has been held in their trust, but they both fall. The next morning, the mare dies after giving birth to a foal and he loses his sight due to the fall. He dreams about seeing Teezpa (the foal). His Parents try to find a way to cure his blindness. Then one day he meets the real owner of the dead mare and tells the true story of that night. By talking to him, Arash finds a truth beyond his dreams.
Fri 01.06.2018 | 11:10Krakonos and the Skiers (1981)
Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Film Music
Directed by: Věra Plívová-Šimková
Czechoslovakia, 1981, 72 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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This fabulous story about a mountain community is based on the rumors and fairy tales of this region and draws on the origins of these stories – the hard life of the people of the Giant Mountains. Something new arrived to these mountains at the start of the 1900s – skiing. And skiing is at the heart of this story whose main heroes are two little boys and their friend, a famous smuggler with all the qualities of the Lord of the Giant Mountains from fairy tales.
Fri 01.06.2018 | 15:30Bad Lucky Goat (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Samir Oliveros
Colombia, 2018, 76 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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After accidentally killing a bearded goat with their father's truck, two incompatible teenaged siblings embark on a journey of reconciliation. Corn and Rita must find a way to repair the truck in time to pick up the tourists that will be staying at their family's hotel. As they struggle to find the means necessary to conceal the accident, the siblings visit a butcher, Rastafarian drum makers, a pawn shop, and even a witch doctor in a 24-hour adventure around Port Paradise.
Fri 01.06.2018 | 17:10Almost Famous (2017)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Marco Carmel
Israel, 2017, 95 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Shiri is a young female teenager who has one best friend, excellent grades and butterflies in her stomach whenever she sees the handsome Omeri. She doesn’t think that brains will help her attract boys or help her become popular. But now that her brother Tomer has been accepted to a famous singing reality TV show, maybe everyone will know her as the sister of the mega famous Tomer? How far is she willing to go to become popular and join the fashionable but vicious in-crowd? What will she discover about real friendship and first love?
Fri 01.06.2018 | 17:20Barefoot (2017)
Section: Czech Films and TV Production
Directed by: Jan Svěrák
Czech Republic, 2017, 104 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Eight-year-old Eda Souček's family is forced under the Protectorate to move from Prague to the countryside. The little town where he'd previously only spent the holidays is now his home. The young city family must adapt to the new environment and coexist under one roof with relatives – including a strict grandfather. Eda has a difficult task: to find and defend his place within a local group of boys whose world is totally different from his urban one. He searches for both courage and to uncover a mysterious family secret that slowly comes to light.
Fri 01.06.2018 | 17:30Brothers (2017)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Bram Schouw
Netherlands, 2017, 106 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Lukas and Alexander, brothers, are opposites, but they have a very strong bond. Lukas is quite shy, looks up to his high-spirited older brother, and follows him everywhere. When Alexander decides to go to France, Lukas goes along. The two grow closer on their road trip south. During a stopover in a French village, however, the differences between the brothers are painfully exposed, and it becomes clear that Lukas will have to go his own way. It is a decisive moment, and the start of a quest for his own identity.
Fri 01.06.2018 | 20:10Do It Right (2017)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Chad Chenouga
France, 2017, 97 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Nassim is a junior in a well-reputed Parisian high school and seems as carefree as his friends. Nobody has the slightest idea that in reality he has just lost his mother and returns every evening to a foster care facility. Despite the kindness of the woman who runs the children’s home, he refuses to assimilate with the other youth in the center. Like a tightrope walker, Nassim navigates between his two lives that he is determined to keep separate no matter what.
Fri 01.06.2018 | 20:20Saturday Church (2017)
Section: American Teen
Directed by: Damon Cardasis
United States of America, 2017, 83 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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The Bronx, New York City. 14-year-old Ulysses has just lost his father. His mother Amara is left to raise her two young children with only help of their strict and conservative aunt Rose. Ulysses is now expected to be the man of the house, but the shy and effeminate Ulysses has another challenge to confront: he is not comfortable in his own skin. Ulysses’ life changes when he comes into contact with a lively transgender youth community where people facing the same challenges stand by each other with the help of a Saturday Church program.