Wed 29.05.2019 | 13:10Whale Rider (2002)
Section: Discover & Explore: People
Directed by: Niki Caro
Germany, New Zealand, 2002, 105 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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InfoIn a small New Zealand coastal village, Maori claim descent from Paikea, the Whale Rider. In every generation, a male heir has succeeded to the chiefly title. The time is now. When twins are born, and the boy twin dies, Koro, the chief, is unable to accept his grand-daughter, Pai, as a future leader. A few years later, Koro is convinced that the tribe's misfortunes began at Pai's birth and calls for his people to bring their sons to him, in the hope that the new leader is among them. Pai loves Koro more than anyone in the world, but she must stand up to him and tradition.
Wed 29.05.2019 | 15:30Born in China (2016)
Section: Discover & Explore: Nature
Directed by: Chuan Lu
United States of America, 2016, 79 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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A spectacular trip to the Chinese wilderness and the adventures of three animal families - majestic pandas, long-lived langur, and elusive snow leopards. The breathtaking footage captures vast lands - from the freezing mountains to the very heart of a bamboo forest - on the wings of a Manchurian crane, and presents the most intimate family moments captured for the first time on film.
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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When 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 | 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
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 | 09:00Amazonia (2013)
Section: Discover & Explore: Nature
Directed by: Thierry Ragobert
France, Brazil, 2013, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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A 3D odyssey into the world´s biggest rainforest: the Amazon Forest. After a plane crash, Saï, a capuchin monkey born and raised in captivity, finds himself alone and lost in the wilderness of the Amazon jungle. Unprepared, the little monkey feels helpless with this sudden freedom. Facing a new world in which dense and luxuriant vegetation covers everything, Saï has to find his way and protect himself from the traps Nature has laid out. Saï soon understands that finding fellow capuchin monkeys and being adopted by them may be his only hope for survival.
Thu 30.05.2019 | 09:10Seasons (2015)
Section: Discover & Explore: Nature
Directed by: Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud
France, 2015, 97 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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The story of a forest - not a tropical forest with exotic wildlife, but the well-known forest that is behind the barn, which pulses with surprisingly rich life. With state-of-the-art technology and unique methods, the filmmakers have four decades of footage at locations across Europe; they often even lived in the woods with watched wild animals in order to truly tell the story of the forest from the ice age to the present and capture the exciting cycle of life within it.
Thu 30.05.2019 | 10:30Baptism with Frost 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. Under Our Window Can You Read Wormish? The Race of the Century Let the Grownups Play Baptism by Frost
Thu 30.05.2019 | 18:00Break a leg! (2014)
Section: Discover & Explore: Countries
Directed by: Martin Matěj
Czech Republic, 2014, 68 min
Projection place: U18
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Over the past few years, three handbikers have traveled through Iceland, Israel and Palestine. This time, Jiří Čeloud, Martin Matěj, and Pavel Přichystal head out on an adventure under the cruel African sun. Living five weeks in the saddle of a hand-cranked bike, having only the bare essentials with you in a backpack, sleeping in a tent or in the open, cooking over a fire - that may sound romantic, but after a week in the snow of the High Atlas, the participants recall the journey as a struggle with winter, time and self.
Thu 30.05.2019 | 19:00When Cows Fly (2019)
Section: Czech Films and TV Production
Directed by: Tereza Kopáčová
Czech Republic, 2019, 84 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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A young, full-time teacher at a primary school in Beroun with an inferiority complex about her body is promised to become attractive at a Prague burlesque course. She takes it as therapy not only for herself, but also for a troubled handicapped pupil with whom she has come into conflict. At the heart of the dispute with her father is the question of whether to hide or fight her problems. But no one is ready for nude "fat girls" and she loses her job, loved ones and reputation. Will she manage to prove to herself and others that fat does not mean disabled, or even not free.
Fri 31.05.2019 | 10:30Aldabra: Once Upon an Island (2014)
Section: Discover & Explore: Nature
Directed by: Steve Lichtag
Czech Republic, 2014, 73 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 1
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The fateful stories of the wondrous creatures inhabiting the Aldabra Atoll, who are born here, create communities, give birth to young and fight for survival. A trip to places where the human foot has almost no chance of entering, full of fascinating adventures of the local natural world and an extraordinary experience that only the latest in 3D technology can offer.
Fri 31.05.2019 | 11:00A Journey Like No Other (2019)
Section: Discover & Explore: Countries
Directed by: Viktorie Lörinczová
Czech Republic, 2019, 90 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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The journey of a lifetime for friends Lukáš Socha and Tomáš Vaňourek is a reconstruction of the famous Eurasian journey by Czech legends Jiří Hanzelka and Miroslav Zikmund from 1959 to 1964. The travelers show us how they searched for the places Zikmund and Hanzelka visited and photographed 60 years ago, as well as their own incredible stories.
Fri 31.05.2019 | 16:00Taina 2 - A New Amazon Adventure (2005)
Section: Discover & Explore: People
Directed by: Mauro Lima
Brazil, 2005, 76 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Catiti, a 6-year-old Indian girl, joins Tainá, a beautiful and brave teenager, walking through the rainforest. Together they get rid of traps set to catch rare animals. When they encounter Carlito, a city boy who is looking for his lost dog Boris, the first thing they do is argue because Catiti found Boris and wants to adopt him. But all personal and cultural differences are left behind when gangsters steal all the tribe´s pets. Tainá and Catiti try to find a way to outfox the poachers...
Fri 31.05.2019 | 18:00Indie Rickshow (2017)
Section: Discover & Explore: Countries
Directed by: Jakub Janča, Martin Hamouz, Jan Tomšů
Czech Republic, India, 2017, 51 min
Projection place: U18
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Three Czechs in a rickshaw race through India& Adrenaline-inducing, crazy, breathtaking, deadly - thus can the race on ridiculous carts across the colorful and unpredictable India be described. In a country where everybody takes their lives on the road into their own hands and getting on the road requires a lot of courage, the "tuk-tuk" race is a truly insane idea. And when you put three men from the heart of a civilized Europe, who only know about India curry and the Kama Sutra, it's a series of unfortunate events.
Fri 31.05.2019 | 20:15Psychobitch (2018)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
Directed by: Martin Lund
Norway, 2018, 111 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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If you ask Frida, it was her choice to become the class outsider. At any rate, the other kids at school agree - Frida is totally different. Marius is in the same year of school as Frida and does pretty much everything he can to be a success. When the two are paired up as study buddies, Marius sees it as yet another opportunity to show everyone what a great guy he is. But Frida has no intention of being helped or fixed by the class golden boy. Their study sessions become the catalyst for a turbulent relationship. Yet in his fights with Frida, Marius also experiences something exciting, challenging, and completely new.