Wed 30.05.2018 | 11:00Children Online (2017)
Section: Documentary Film
Directed by: Kateřina Hager
Czech Republic, 2017, 53 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Most children today can use a computer or a cell phone before learning how to tie their laces or ride a bicycle. Worldwide, a new generation of children is spending more time in the virtual world, giving them unrivaled entertainment and more excitement than on the playground. What have they got to lose? Do we know that our kids are at risk of computer addiction? And do we know how much danger they face on line? The film provides 3 stories: the tale of glory of a youtuber, a fanatic gamer, and a girl who is the victim of a sexual predator on a social network.
Wed 30.05.2018 | 11:10Foxes, Mice and Gallows Hill (1970)
Section: Czechoslovakian Cinema: Films of My Childhood
Directed by: Věra Plívová - Šimková
Czechoslovakia, 1970, 74 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Sledding, skiing, snow forts, snowballs – winter is a season of fun for the children of the village under Gallows Hill. Their leader had always been Ginger, the son of a local grave digger. Then "Mouse" moved to the village and his father became the chairman of the agricultural co-op, and all the boys joined him – mainly because he lets the boys ride the horses his dad sometimes lends him. Rather than follow Mouse, the proud Ginger abandons the group. The enmity between the two boys provokes a lot of clashes and pranks...
Wed 30.05.2018 | 15:10Home (2017)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Jong-woo KIM
South Korea, 2017, 102 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Since his father ran off long ago and his mother is never home from work, 12-year-old Jun-ho takes good, frugal care of Sung-ho, his 7-year-old half-brother of a different father. One day, his mother gets in a terrible car accident and Jun-ho ends up living at Sung-ho’s father’s house. Sung-ho’s half-sister, Ji-young and her father also take to Jun-ho well. Life in the new home is comfortable, but Jun-ho knows that when his mother comes out of her coma, he could be kicked out...
Thu 31.05.2018 | 08:20Ploey: You Never Fly Alone (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Arni Asgeirsson
Iceland, Belgium, 2018, 82 min
Projection place: Malá scéna
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The story of a young golden plover having trouble learning to fly and who fails to migrate with his family to warmer climates. With the help of friends, he is able to survive in a world full of natural enemies and is, in the end, celebrated as a hero.
Thu 31.05.2018 | 09:00Villa Henriette (2004)
Section: Austrian Trip
Directed by: Peter Payer
Austria, 2004, 84 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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12-year-old Marie, a quick witted girl, is faced with a dilemma; not only must she suddenly choose between her two best friends, but on top of that her grandmother has been taken in by a cunning con man and is forced to put the family villa up for sale. So now the girl has her hands full as she tries desperately to rescue her friendships and the home she shares with her eccentric family.
Thu 31.05.2018 | 11:10Twinni (2003)
Section: Austrian Trip
Directed by: Ulrike Schweiger
Austria, 2003, 89 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Summer of 1980, Austria. Great expectations and great dreams. At the age of 13, Jana has to relocate from Vienna to her grandmother's home in the countryside. Deeply shocked by her parents' divorce she tries to find warmth and orientation outside of the family. But the strict confines of catholic culture make her become a rebel and the conflict with her mother escalates. At the end of summer, Jana is on the brink of growing up and experiencing her first moments of love.
Thu 31.05.2018 | 15:20Home (2017)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Jong-woo KIM
South Korea, 2017, 102 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Since his father ran off long ago and his mother is never home from work, 12-year-old Jun-ho takes good, frugal care of Sung-ho, his 7-year-old half-brother of a different father. One day, his mother gets in a terrible car accident and Jun-ho ends up living at Sung-ho’s father’s house. Sung-ho’s half-sister, Ji-young and her father also take to Jun-ho well. Life in the new home is comfortable, but Jun-ho knows that when his mother comes out of her coma, he could be kicked out...
Thu 31.05.2018 | 15:30Village Rockstars (2017)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Rima Das
India, 2017, 78 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Ten year-old Dhunu lives in a remote village in Assam, India, amidst raging deprivation. She is a free spirit, while her widowed mother struggles daily to put food on the table and raise her children. But this doesn't prevent her from having dreams, like owning a guitar for the tiny band she wants to put together with some local boys, the 'Village Rockstars'. Dhunu considers herself to be as capable as guys her age. When the boys eventually relinquish their dream, Dhunu refuses to give up on her ambition to own a guitar.
Thu 31.05.2018 | 18:00Lucy - How to Live a Life (2018)
Section: Czech Films and TV Production
Directed by: Michal Herz
Czech Republic, 2018, 52 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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The portrait of a young woman struggling with drug addiction. We follow a charming and somewhat naive girl who, after drug rehab, decides to start a new life, finish high school, and organize her private life. We gradually see the details of her life: work in the porn industry, serious illnesses, nonfunctioning family and bad relationships, mental problems, suicide attempts and the development of psychosis. With her kind nature and spontaneous joy, she infects others with her optimism, but her problems wear her down and each fall is a little further than the last.
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.