Vitello (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Dorte Bengston
Denmark, 2018, 72 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Vitello is a boy with lots of appetite, energy and drive. He lives alone with his mum in a town house. Vitello is not the type who gets bored easily. He has friends, the mall and lots of great ideas to be tested and examined - life is okay! But Vitello misses having a dad in his life. He doesn't know his dad and his mum isn't a great help there. So Vitello goes out to search for one.
Invisible Sue (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Markus Dietrich
Germany, Luxembourg, 2018, 93 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
Score:
Sue (12) is a lonely teenage girl. Her mum is a researcher who spends all her time working at the lab. When Sue and her dad decide to surprise her at work on her birthday, they just end up getting in the way. In the commotion, Sue accidentally comes into contact with a liquid which makes her invisible! When her mum is kidnapped, Sue enlists the help of her friends to save her and apprehend the kidnappers.
Vitello (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Dorte Bengston
Denmark, 2018, 72 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
Score:
Vitello is a boy with lots of appetite, energy and drive. He lives alone with his mum in a town house. Vitello is not the type who gets bored easily. He has friends, the mall and lots of great ideas to be tested and examined - life is okay! But Vitello misses having a dad in his life. He doesn't know his dad and his mum isn't a great help there. So Vitello goes out to search for one.
Immenhof - The Adventure of a Summer (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Sharon von Wietersheim
Germany, 2018, 105 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
Score:
It´s summer and the Immenhof sisters - Lou, Charly, and Emmie - are looking forward to a relaxing time with their horses. There´s one catch - the Immenhofs are bankrupt. What's more, they also have problems with the mean owner of the neighboring stud farm and his horse trainer Runa. Runa can´t control their new star racehorse, Cagliostro, and she blames Lou for the horse's difficult behavior. Lou only sees one way out: she agrees to a risky deal in which she not only puts her favorite mare Holly on the line, but also risks the future of their entire stables.
Float Like a Butterfly (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Carmel Winters
Ireland, 2018, 101 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
Score:
Fifteen-year-old Frances lost her mother in a fight - the same fight which landed her father in jail for the last ten years. Like her idol Muhammad Ali, she wants to be The Greatest too. When her father gets out of jail, she feels that this is her chance, but he doesn't turn out to be the hero she remembers. Due to the conditions of his parole, he's forced to endure humiliation from the police sergeant. And to make up for lost time, he is resolute to make a man of his son and an obedient wife of his daughter. Now Frances must fight even for the right to fight.
Fig 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.
Binti (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Frederike Migom
Belgium, Netherlands, 2018, 90 min
Projection place: Congress Centre
Score:
Twelve-year-old Binti dreams of becoming a famous vlogger like her idol Tatyana. But when the police raid her home and try to deport her and her dad, they are forced to flee. Binti meets Elias and the two become friends. While Binti helps Elias to vlog about his 'save-the-okapi-club', she hatches the perfect plan: her dad has to marry Elias´s mom, so they can stay in Belgium.
Summer with Rana (2019)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Sanne Vogel
Netherlands, 2019, 68 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
Score:
Suzan is spending the summer holidays with her grandmother while her mother goes to Syria as a war reporter. She forms a close friendship with Rana, a little Syrian girl, who lives in the nearby refugee camp. However, one night, Suzan receives some terrible news. Her mother has gone missing in a war zone. Now, only Rana can help her as she shares her experiences of escaping alone from Syria and surviving without any parents.
Invisible Sue (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Markus Dietrich
Germany, Luxembourg, 2018, 93 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
Score:
Sue (12) is a lonely teenage girl. Her mum is a researcher who spends all her time working at the lab. When Sue and her dad decide to surprise her at work on her birthday, they just end up getting in the way. In the commotion, Sue accidentally comes into contact with a liquid which makes her invisible! When her mum is kidnapped, Sue enlists the help of her friends to save her and apprehend the kidnappers.
Ratatouille (2007)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Jan Pinkava, Brad Bird
United States of America, 2007, 111 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Little Remy is a rat living with his large family on the outskirts of Paris. But he is unique; he has a perfect sense of smell and truly refined taste for food - like a real gourmand. He longs to experiment with flavors and smells and to cook. One day while stealing food, he's accidentally separated from his family and ends up in front of the restaurant of the best chef, Gusteau. He befriends his son Linguini, who is not a cook. They join forces and succeed in becoming a cooking legend. But in their way stands the insidious and famous restaurant critic Anton Ego.
Princess Emmy (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Piet De Rycker
Germany, Belgium, United Kingdom, 2018, 77 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Princess Emmy is a young girl with a secret gift - she can speak to horses. Up until now, life for Emmy has been wonderful: exploring and hanging out with her best friends, a stable full of amazing horses, spending time with her family at the castle, and not having a care in the world. That is until her jealous, scheming cousin Gizana appears; challenging her at every turn, threatening Emmy´s chances of becoming an officially inaugurated princess and generally making her life hell.
Immenhof - The Adventure of a Summer (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Sharon von Wietersheim
Germany, 2018, 105 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
Score:
It´s summer and the Immenhof sisters - Lou, Charly, and Emmie - are looking forward to a relaxing time with their horses. There´s one catch - the Immenhofs are bankrupt. What's more, they also have problems with the mean owner of the neighboring stud farm and his horse trainer Runa. Runa can´t control their new star racehorse, Cagliostro, and she blames Lou for the horse's difficult behavior. Lou only sees one way out: she agrees to a risky deal in which she not only puts her favorite mare Holly on the line, but also risks the future of their entire stables.
It´s Not Forever (2019)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Evgeniya Yatskina, Alyona Rubinshteyn
Russia, 2019, 92 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
Score:
Most of us pronounce the word "mom" without a second thought... But there are children who have never said it in their lives. The film is about children from orphanages. They have as much love as any of us. And all the time they are waiting. Sometimes - too long. But they never stop believing that one day they will be able to say this simple word - "mom".
Find My Way Home (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Peng Li
China, 2018, 91 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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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?
Second Life (2019)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Park Young-ju
South Korea, 2019, 70 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
Score:
Seon-hee, a high school girl, starts a small lie to attract attention from her friends. But when the truth gets out, her friends start to leave her out and avoid her. To get back at Jeong-mi, who had been her closest friend, Seon-hee sets her up as a ring thief. Suffering greatly from rumors after the incident, Jeong-mi ends up committing suicide. Seon-hee flees Seoul from the shock of witnessing Jeong-mi's death to the countryside where no one can find her. There, Seon-hee decides to live a new life in the name of 'Seul-ki'.
Sune vs Sune (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Jon Holmberg
Sweden, 2018, 89 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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On his first day as a fourth-grader, Sune is welcomed by an unwanted surprise. A new boy is in his seat, and he´s everything Sune wants to be. Not only that, but his name is also Sune - it´s the worst possible start to the fourth grade. At the same, Håkan notices that his big brother is about to enter the boring adult world, their dad Rudolf has a midlife crisis and wants to quit his job to pursue a career in music and their mum Karin glares jealously at the new Sune´s perfect mum and her even more perfect car. Welcome to the Andersson family!
Brave (2012)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman
United States of America, 2012, 90 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
Score:
Merida is an experienced archer and the impulsive daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor. She's determined to go her own way in life. She defies the custom of betrothal to a lord's first-born son and angers the powerful Lord MacGuffin, the annoying Macintosh, and the contentious Dingwall. Merida's actions unintentionally unleash chaos and fury in the kingdom. When the girl turns to a weird old witch for help, she gets a double-edged wish. Merida, following dangerous forces, discovers meaning of true courage in order to break the horrible curse before it's too late.
Knockout (2018)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Gholamreza Ramezani
Iran, 2018, 96 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
Score:
Bijan is surprized how Mohammad and Amir become friends in only one day. He´s a bully boy at school and is supposed to compete with Amir as a representative from his Taekwondo club. Mohammad finds out that Amir had a very serious disease and that he´ll die if he is defeated by Bijan! So he goes to Bijan and asks him to lose against Amir.
Bears Love Me! (2019)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Eva M.C. Zanen
Netherlands, 2019, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
Score:
Eight year-old Jip is delighted when her parents plan a bargain foreign holiday in a camper van to see wild bears. It's her dream come true. However, not everyone else in her family shares her delight. Her sisters and mum would rather be elsewhere. Only her dad feels the same way. Once they're abroad, the family quickly realizes that their dreams of simple adventure were naive and they struggle to cope with new and unfamiliar challenges in a scary foreign country.
Double Trouble and the Magical Mirror (2019)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Marcus H. Rosenmüller
Germany, 2019, 92 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
Score:
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...