Here Are the Young Men (2020)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Eoin Macken
Ireland, 2020, 96 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 3
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Dublin teenagers Matthew, the free-spirited Jen, nihilistic Rez, and the deranged Kearney, leave school to a social vacuum of drinking and drugs, falling into shocking acts of transgression.
All for My Mother (2019)
Section: International Competition of European First Feature Films
Directed by: Małgorzata Imielska
Poland, 2019, 103 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 6
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Ola is a 17-year-old girl with boyish moves, hair falling over her big blue eyes all the time, bitten nails, and arms covered in scars from self-mutilation. Because she has run away from an orphanage too many times, the court has placed her at a youth detention centre. She’s got no fancy clothes or expensive phone. Unlike the other girls, she refuses to provide any sexual services to the caretaker in exchange for cigarettes or small sums of money. The only thing she wants is to get her mother back. The girl is an ardent athlete. She believes that once she starts being successful at sports events, her mother will find her. But because she is so “separate” from the world, she becomes a victim of violence.
Summer Rebels (2020)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Children
Directed by: Martina Saková
Germany, Slovak Republic, 2020, 92 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 1
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Eleven-year old Jonas expects to go fishing, riding in a truck, and rowing down the crystal streams of Slovakia for the holiday. But there hasn’t been much contact with the Slovak side of his family since his father died. And Jonas´s mother Beate decides that instead of going to Slovakia like they used to do with the boy’s dad, they should enjoy the healthy sea climate at Aunt Anne’s. Jonas is stunned. He promptly packs his bags and sets off, on his own, to visit his cool grandpa Bernard in Slovakia. When he arrives, everything seems to be the same as ever, but without a wife or job, grandpa is not in the best of moods. Jonas knows that something must be done, and it’s all up to him to do it! He teams up with Alex, a tomboy who becomes his best friend, and together they develop a series of criminally good ideas.
Video Games: The Movie (2014)
Section: 2020: Back to the Future-Science Is Science
Directed by: Jeremy Snead
United States of America, 2014, 105 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 6
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A documentary chronicle of the meteoric rise of video games from nerd niche to multi-billion-dollar industry. Offering a colorful history of the video game, from Pong and Space Invaders through Super Mario Bros. and Zelda to Call of Duty, Halo and Grand Theft Auto, this survey features a Who’s Who of video game icons and pioneers as it traces the evolution of a whole new form of interactive entertainment – the consoles, the joysticks, the bits and the bytes.
Nevia (2019)
Section: International Competition of European First Feature Films
Directed by: Nunzia De stefano
Italy, 2019, 86 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 6
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Nevia is 17 and lives in the suburbs of Naples with her beloved little sister Enza, their aunt Lucia, and their grandmother Nana. She is a stubborn teenager determined to get from life much more than fate has planned for her, but it’s hard to be a girl in a place where only men can make the rules. Apparently, there is no option but to make ends meet with little illegal jobs. Then one day, a circus comes to town, changing everything in Nevia’s life and giving her new hope.
Summer Rebels (2020)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Children
Directed by: Martina Saková
Germany, Slovak Republic, 2020, 92 min
Projection place: Congress Centre
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Eleven-year old Jonas expects to go fishing, riding in a truck, and rowing down the crystal streams of Slovakia for the holiday. But there hasn’t been much contact with the Slovak side of his family since his father died. And Jonas´s mother Beate decides that instead of going to Slovakia like they used to do with the boy’s dad, they should enjoy the healthy sea climate at Aunt Anne’s. Jonas is stunned. He promptly packs his bags and sets off, on his own, to visit his cool grandpa Bernard in Slovakia. When he arrives, everything seems to be the same as ever, but without a wife or job, grandpa is not in the best of moods. Jonas knows that something must be done, and it’s all up to him to do it! He teams up with Alex, a tomboy who becomes his best friend, and together they develop a series of criminally good ideas.
Summer White (2020)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
Directed by: Rodrigo Ruiz Patterson
Mexico, 2020, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 5
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The story of 13-year-old Rodrigo, a solitary teenager who finds solace in his intimate relationship with his mother, Valeria. She is his best friend, his protector, and his entire world. When her new boyfriend comes to live in their small house on the outskirts of Mexico City, however, Rodrigo finds his domain completely disrupted. He must decide if he should accept his new family or fight back and hurt the person he loves most.
Perfect 10 (2019)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
Directed by: Eva Riley
United Kingdom, 2019, 83 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 5
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Fifteen-year-old Leigh is a gymnast focused on her first competition on the squad. Leigh’s life is turned upside down when her older half-brother Joe, who she didn’t even know existed, comes to stay with her and her father. But when her confidence at gymnastics is knocked, Leigh finds herself caught up in an underground world of moped crime with her brother. Starting to find excitement and the attention she has been so desperately needing, Leigh stands at a crossroads between her gymnastic dreams and an exciting new world…
Man Up! (2019)
Section: International Competition of European First Feature Films
Directed by: Benjamin Parent
France, 2019, 89 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 6
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16-year-old Tom is a sensitive teenager who has stopped growing because of a traumatic event in his life. As he is getting ready to start at a new lycée, he has every expectation of finding his place there, making friends and attracting the girl he is infatuated with. To do this, Tom needs the support of his older brother, Leo, a real mentor who sets about turning him into a man, a real man. But this tutelage weighs heavy on him and Tom ends up wanting to break away from it in order to build his own personality.
Over the Hills (2019)
Section: Czech Films and TV Production
Directed by: Martin Mareček
Czech Republic, 2019, 76 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 5
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Distance – 2,852 kilometers between Brno and Divějev, between East and West, between father and son. So far. So close. Vít and his son Gríša set out on a long journey to Russia before the end of the holidays. As soon as he gets in the car, his son puts on his headphones and his father dives into his memories. Even so, they cannot escape each other. However, there is one possibility that can bring them closer together – a joint quest. But what are they really looking for?