Wed 30.05.2018 | 15:30Me & Earl & the Dying Girl (2015)
Section: American Teen
Directed by: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
United States of America, 2015, 105 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
Score:
Info
Greg Gaines is an awkward and self-loathing high school student determined to go unnoticed into adulthood. He avoids more intense relationships with others and spends most of the time making parodies of famous films with his only friend, Earl. Well-intentioned, his mother forces Greg to befriend Rachel, a classmate who has been diagnosed with leukemia. Against his convictions, Greg does it. Greg and Rachel gradually become inseparable friends. They find they really love each other. But when Rachel gets worse, Greg retreats into his inner world...
Wed 30.05.2018 | 20:10Elsewhere (2017)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Samuel Matteau
Canada, 2017, 98 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
Score:
The disarming story of a young man, from the night he agrees to run away from his affluent suburban home in Quebec City to save his best friend Samu. The two fifteen-year-old runaways are soon frantically evading police and adults. When they meet a group of young orphans living in an inner-city cave, their friendship is sorely tested. The journey from adolescence to adulthood, the discovery of love, freedom and the experience of resilience will not be smooth sailing.
Thu 31.05.2018 | 15:10Walking Out (2017)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
Directed by: Alex & Andrew Smith
United States of America, 2017, 96 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
Score:
Many of us were told in school that there were seven basic types of stories, and that two of them were "man vs. nature" and "man vs. himself." Of course, all good stories ultimately fit into that second category, even if the other ones fit, too. "Walking Out," a wilderness adventure by the sibling filmmaking team of Alex and Andrew Smith, is a fine illustration of this idea. It's about a soft, suburbanized 14-year old named David who goes deep into the Montana mountains to visit his strong, silent outdoorsman father, Cal, then accompanies him on a moose-hunting trip. The expedition goes horribly awry, forcing the boy to discover an inner, primal strength he never imagined he possessed.
Thu 31.05.2018 | 17:10Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Section: American Teen
Directed by: Jared Hess
United States of America, 2004, 82 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
Score:
In small-town Preston, Idaho, awkward teen Napoleon Dynamite has trouble fitting in. After his grandmother is injured in an accident, his life is made even worse when his strangely nostalgic uncle, Rico, shows up to keep an eye on him. With no safe haven at home or at school, Napoleon befriends the new kid, Pedro, a morose Hispanic boy who speaks little English. Together the two launch a campaign to run for class president.
Thu 31.05.2018 | 20:10Tigermilk (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Ute Wieland
Germany, 2018, 106 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
Score:
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 | 10:30Rock My Heart (2017)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
Directed by: Hanno Olderdissen
Germany, 2017, 110 min
Projection place: Aula
Score:
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
Score:
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 | 15:30Bad Lucky Goat (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Samir Oliveros
Colombia, 2018, 76 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
Score:
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 | 18:00Ghost World (2001)
Section: American Teen
Directed by: Terry Zwigoff
United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany, 2001, 111 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
Score:
The story of neo-cool Enid and Rebecca who, faced with graduation from high school, take a hard look at the world they wryly observe and decide what they really want. When Enid takes an interest in the offbeat Seymour and Rebecca focuses her attention on their mutual romantic fixation Josh, the girls' friendship is forever changed.