Twelve-year-old Laura lives in the Swiss hills on the family farm. She is fascinated by a local legend about a maiden who is supposed to be held captive in the caves close to where she lives. But she won’t dare go check out the story on her own. She whiles away the lonely days bird-watching and helping out on the farm. Then a boy from the city comes to work on the farm. Will he be a new friend and take her to the famous cave where no one else dares to go?
This film follows children and teenagers of different origins through their sometimes difficult and confusing, sometimes funny and bitter lives. They all take part in the Supercar music education program, where these neglected and sometimes invisible children develop from outsiders into confident young people who learn about their hidden potentials through the power of music.
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.
The first feature film about Czech nature. Thanks to state-of-the-art technology we get to see the fascinating adventures of the animals and plants around us. We get acquainted with an amorous partridge at dawn, with rare squirrels, an Ice pigeon diving into the water, salmon traveling from Czech rivers to the sea and back, and grass snakes in a hunt for fish. We're shown a thrilling expedition to see mouflon, beaver, blue frogs, and dozens of other creatures, some of them maybe even unknown – all right here outside our doors!
Mariam AKA "Aisku" is a prize winning athlete. She sacrifices a lot for her sport, where she performs at a championship level, and she takes the risk of being laughed at. She specialises in hobbyhorsing. Aisku also works as a coach. One of her charges, Elsa, reveals quite openly how this unusual hobby helps her cope with difficult times. Many other young women and girls like her demonstrate in this film that hobbyhorsing is not a children’s game, but a means to recharge one’s batteries, gain recognition, and experience the feeling of belonging. “Respect to the hobbyhorses!”
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.
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.