Wed 29.05.2019 | 16:30Chippa (2019)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Children, Festival Gala
Directed by: Syed Safdar Rahman
India, 2019, 71 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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InfoWhen Chippa is handed a letter addressed to him from a father he does not remember, the little boy decides to leave his pavement abode and find out more. Unfortunately, the letter is written in Urdu so he need someone to read it for him. A fight with his grand aunt (with whom he lives) confirms his initial intention. At the stroke of midnight, on his tenth birthday, Chippa grabs a bag full of knick-knacks and heads out to discover the city and its street nightlife, while trying to discover connections to his father. ... A coming of age tale told through a single night in the winters of Kolkota.
Wed 29.05.2019 | 16:30Alteration (2017)
Section: Virtual Reality
Directed by: Jérôme Blanquet
France, 2017, 18 min
Projection place: Univerzitní centrum - U13
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Alexandro volunteers for an experiment carried out to study dreams. He doesn´t even imagine that he´s going to be subjected to the intrusion of Elsa, a form of A.I.
Wed 29.05.2019 | 17:00Emu Runner (2018)
Section: Discover & Explore: People
Directed by: Imogen Thomas
Australia, 2018, 95 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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In the remote community of Brewarrina in northwest New South Wales, Gem, a spirited 9-year-old girl, is at a loss with how to deal with the unexpected death of her mother. She finds little guidance from her father, Jay Jay, a stalwart, well-meaning man who feels the skeptical eyes of the community on him as a newly bereaved parent to three children. Instead, at the moment of her greatest need for comfort, Gem encounters and forges a bond with a wild emu, the totem bird of her ancestors, which gains the attention of a new social worker in town.
Wed 29.05.2019 | 17:20For a Happy Life (2018)
Section: Competition of European First Feature Films
Directed by: Salima Sarah Glamine, Dimitri Linder
Belgium, Luxembourg, 2018, 88 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Amel, 17, of Algerian origin, lives alone with her father Karim. For the past couple of months, she has had a secret love affair with her best friend's brother, Mashir, 22, of Pakistani origin. Following a work accident, Mashir's uncle comes to live in the neighbourhood with his wife and his daughter, who he now wants to marry off. Barely arrived, he sees Mashir as the ideal son-in-law. And faced with the determination of this fragile man, nobody dares criticize his idea. Despite the love he has for Amel, Mashir is unable to openly oppose his uncle and risk disappointing his family. The noose is tightening around their relationship and Mashir's fate seems sealed. Amel, in a last-ditch attempt to save the one she loves, will break taboos and violently disrupt the lives of those around her.
Wed 29.05.2019 | 17:40Bille (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Inara Kolmane
Latvia, Czech Republic, Lithuania, 2018, 104 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Latvia. Late 1930s. Bille lives in a world where the poor have their streets and the rich have theirs. She has learned to cope with poverty but is deprived of her mother´s love; relatives take care of Bille but keep reminding her regularly that she is a good-for-nothing who won´t achieve much in her life&. This hurts Bille, but the girl has a dream - to prove herself and break loose from the bondage of feeling inferior. Bille´s personal growth passes through complex and tragic stages of Latvian history.
Wed 29.05.2019 | 18:00Birth of a Volcano and Other Adventures of Hanzelka and Zikmund
Section: Discover & Explore: Countries
Czechoslovakia, 0, 90 min
Projection place: U18
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A set of film reportages of the legendary travellers Jiří Hanzelka a Miroslav Zikmund with commentary. African Dwarfs Birth of a Volcano Islands of Million of Birds Bullfighting Under Our Window Can You Read Wormish? The Race of the Century Let the Grownups Play Baptism by Frost
Wed 29.05.2019 | 18:15Zlín Dog - Student Live-action Films 4
Section: Zlín Dog - International Competition of Student Films
International, 0, 69 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Wed 29.05.2019 | 18:15Recruit (2018)
Section: Zlín Dog - International Competition of Student Films
Directed by: Igor Tsoy
Russia, 2018, 23 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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The AUE is an informal Russian organization mainly composed of teenagers, dominated by adult criminals. Nikita is part of it and is faced with a tough decision
Wed 29.05.2019 | 18:15Fernanda's Spring (2018)
Section: Zlín Dog - International Competition of Student Films
Directed by: Débora Zanatta, Estevan de la Fuente
Brazil, 2018, 20 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Despite her unhappy personal life, Fernanda helps her sister and niece. The story of a transsexual woman from Brazil who won´t quit her quest despite the obstacles
Wed 29.05.2019 | 18:15Fireworks (2019)
Section: Zlín Dog - International Competition of Student Films
Directed by: Yichao Fu
China, 2019, 11 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Just before the Chinese New Year, two brothers visit their father's grave. A symbolic reconciliation with the past alternates with the arrival of new days
Wed 29.05.2019 | 18:15BON APPÉTIT (2018)
Section: Zlín Dog - International Competition of Student Films
Directed by: Alan Sahin
Switzerland, 2018, 15 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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An insight into the life of young Lucy, an anorexic. How hard is it to pretend to be okay when she only thinks about the number of calories she's eaten?
Wed 29.05.2019 | 19:00Metal Heart (2018)
Section: Competition of European First Feature Films
Directed by: Hugh O'Conor
Ireland, 2018, 88 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Sisters Emma and Chantal are worlds apart. Emma is self-conscious, angry at the world and unsure of which path to take in life. She dreams of starting a band (which will be 73% metal and 2% jazz fusion!) with her best friend Gary, who secretly has a crush on her. On the other hand, her twin sister Chantal is beautiful, confident, and knows exactly where her life is headed. When their parents go away, their simmering sibling rivalry threatens to boil over as they try out new versions of themselves and compete for the affections of the same guy.
Wed 29.05.2019 | 19:30Icebox (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Daniel Sawka
United States of America, 2018, 88 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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The grim reality of the current US immigration system through the eyes of Oscar, a 12-year-old schoolboy from Honduras, whose unwanted ties to a brutal gang have prompted his parents to smuggle him out of the country in the hope that he will escape to America and lead a better life under the protection of his uncle Manuel, a recent immigrant. However, Oscar is caught in the Arizona desert by border police and sent to a juvenile immigration center, where he tries regain control of his life inside a "wire box" and reach his dream destination.
Wed 29.05.2019 | 20:15Winter Flies (2018)
Section: Czech Films and TV Production
Directed by: Olmo Omerzu
Czech Republic, Poland, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, 2018, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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A road movie about the friendship of boys, adventure, and freedom. Fourteen-year-old outsider Mára and his 12-year-old friend Hedua make their way to freedom. Mara steals a car and even manages to influence a young hitchhiker. Everyone is on the run on an adventure and enjoying a sudden freedom they may never experience again. Until the police nab Mara. The two police officers who interrogate him can't quite decide which parts of his story are real and what's fictional; sometimes it is difficult to distinguish reality from fantasy.
Wed 29.05.2019 | 20:45When Father Was Away on Business (1985)
Section: Discover & Explore: Balkan
Directed by: Emir Kusturica
Yugoslavia, 1985, 136 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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In the tumultuous 1950s, as Yugoslavia resists the pressures of Stalinism, a young boy narrates the story of his family's troubled world. Mesha, a minor party official in Yugoslavia, has been sent away to the mines for fooling around with a voluptuous communist party official. The drama unfolds through the eyes of Mesha's six-year-old naive son, Malik, who thinks Papa is away on business.
Wed 29.05.2019 | 21:30Fig Tree (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Aäläm-Wärqe Davidian
Ethiopia, France, Germany, Israel, 2018, 93 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Sixteen-year-old Jewish Mina is trying to navigate between a surreal routine dictated by the civil war in Ethiopia and her last days of youth with her Christian boyfriend Eli. When she discovers that her family is planning to immigrate to Israel and escape the war, she weaves an alternate plan in order to save Eli. But in times of war, plans tend to go wrong. Davidian´s coming of age film debut film is based on her childhood memories of a civil-war-torn Ethiopia.
Thu 30.05.2019 | 08:10Find My Way Home (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Peng Li
China, 2018, 91 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 1
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Bottle the puppy is being raised by Hao-Hao, a 6-year-old girl. He and Hao-Hao spend delightful moments together. Unfortunately, they are parted when Hao-Hao´s family emmigrates. It´s been arranged that Bottle is to stay temporarily at Hao-Hao´s auntie´s home, but the puppy isn´t used to the new environment and goes looking for Hao-Hao. When he arrives at their home after an arduous journey, Bottle finds that the girl isn´t there anymore. All he can do is wait wherever Hao-Hao and he had once been. Will they be reunited?
Thu 30.05.2019 | 08:30Double Trouble and the Magical Mirror (2019)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Marcus H. Rosenmüller
Germany, 2019, 92 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Frido is a fun-loving kid and just like most kids his age, a little lazy in school. One day during a town fair he encounters a magical mirror. With the mirrors magic he can create a double of himself - who is just perfect at everything he is not. With the help of his double, who is very smart in school, Frido starts to give up more and more responsibility - not only in school but also at home. When his classmates find out, they copy themselves too. No one goes to school anymore, but the freaky doubles start taking over...
Thu 30.05.2019 | 08:30African Dwarfs and Other Adventures of Hanzelka and Zikmund
Section: Discover & Explore: Countries
Czechoslovakia, 0, 90 min
Projection place: U18
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A set of film reportages of the legendary travellers Jiří Hanzelka a Miroslav Zikmund with commentary. African Dwarfs Birth of a Volcano Islands of Millions of Birds Bullfighting
Thu 30.05.2019 | 08:40Racetime (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Benoit Godbout
Canada, 2018, 89 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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A spectacular sled race through the village. Frankie-Four-Eyes and his team, including Sophie as the driver, take on the newcomers: the mysterious and conceited Zac and his athletic cousin Charly. After losing a race in which it turns out Zac cheated, Frankie demands a rematch; which Zac accepts on condition that Frankie build an entirely new race track. Frankie and his friends build a spectacular race track. Zac realizes he is up against a worthy opponent, so he raises the stakes even more by cornering Frankie into adding a bet...