Thu 09.09.2021 | 19:00Mission Ulja Funk (2021)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Barbara Kronenberg
Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, 2021, 90 min
Projection place: Kongresové centrum
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InfoWhen Ulja (12) is prevented from pursuing her passion, astronomy, she decides to take matters into her own hands. With a stolen hearse and a 13-year-old classmate as a driver, she makes her way across Eastern Europe to watch the impact of an asteroid. In doing so, she not only has to shake off her persecutors, but also her pragmatic view of friendship and family.
Fri 10.09.2021 | 08:10Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)
Section: Literature in Film - The Club of Heroes
Directed by: Thor Freudenthal
United States of America, 2010, 94 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 1
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Middle school is not an enjoyable experience for preteen Greg Heffley, but a horrid ordeal of social land-mines that he must bear. To do so, he devises schemes to win him the recognition and status he feels he deserves – all of which fail miserably. Greg chronicles his misadventures, thoughts and opinions in a diary to prepare for the day that he will no longer have to put up with nonsense.
Sat 11.09.2021 | 10:00Paddington (2014)
Section: Literature in Film - The Club of Heroes
Directed by: Paul King
United Kingdom, France, 2014, 95 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 1
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Paddington is not just an ordinary little bear. Hailing from Peru, he wears a red hat and loves marmalade sandwiches. When an earthquake destroys his home, his aunt sends him to London to find a new family. Alone and abandoned at Paddington Station, he slowly discovers that life in the big city is not exactly as he had imagined. Fortunately, he meets the Brown family, who take him in, despite the categorical disapproval of Mr. Brown – a typical, orderly and a bit boring Brit.
Sat 11.09.2021 | 13:30The Ogglies - Welcome to Smelliville (2020)
Section: Literature in Film - European Corner
Directed by: Jens Møller, Toby Genkel
Germany, 2020, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 3
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The Ogglies are looking for a new home. They end up in Smelliville, a beautiful and peaceful village. Unfortunately, Smelliville has a stinky problem: The local garbage dump is spoiling the place. Something must happen! Max, son of the mayor and his ambitious wife, secretly hopes to solve the stinky problem with a crazy machine, but when Max meets the Ogglies on the rubbish dump, it becomes clear what the Ogglies might mean for Smelliville: they eat garbage!
Sat 11.09.2021 | 14:30Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)
Section: Literature in Film - The Club of Heroes
Directed by: Thor Freudenthal
United States of America, 2010, 94 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 5
Score:
Middle school is not an enjoyable experience for preteen Greg Heffley, but a horrid ordeal of social land-mines that he must bear. To do so, he devises schemes to win him the recognition and status he feels he deserves – all of which fail miserably. Greg chronicles his misadventures, thoughts and opinions in a diary to prepare for the day that he will no longer have to put up with nonsense.
Sat 11.09.2021 | 15:00Little Spirou (2016)
Section: Literature in Film - Comic Book Paradise
Directed by: Nicolas Bary
France, Belgium, 2016, 59 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 6
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Like every hero, the intrepid Spirou was once a kid. And when you’re a kid, you have to obey your elders. Like his entire family before him, Little Spirou is destined to become a professional bellboy. So when his mom announces that he’ll be starting bellhop academy next year, Little Spirou decides, with the help of his friends, to make the most out of their last days together, and to confess his undying love to his sweetheart Suzette.
Sat 11.09.2021 | 16:30Lame-os (2021)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Marta Elīna Martinsone
Latvia, Czech Republic, 2021, 100 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 4
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It’s the year 1999, the Millenium celebration is approaching. Three 9th graders (Sarmite, Sveta, and Katrina) are tired of being bullied at school. They decide to make a change and become the most popular girls in school by prom. Inspired by Hollywood movies and TV series, they plan to achieve popularity by getting the coolest guys as their prom dates...
Sun 12.09.2021 | 14:30Saturnin (1994)
Section: Literature in Film - Classics
Directed by: Jiří Věrčák
Czech Republic, 1994, 101 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 5
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Saturnin is the butler of the young gentleman Jiří Oulický, who lacks determination and self-confidence. Saturnin has both to give away; he is determined to perform the assigned tasks under any circumstances and by any means. Thus Jiří finds himself in unthinkable situations, which would not have occurred at all without Saturnin. But under the influence of his butler, Jiří gradually transforms into a real man, walking through social life with confidence and charm.
Mon 13.09.2021 | 08:10The Ogglies - Welcome to Smelliville (2020)
Section: Literature in Film - European Corner
Directed by: Jens Møller, Toby Genkel
Germany, 2020, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 1
Score:
The Ogglies are looking for a new home. They end up in Smelliville, a beautiful and peaceful village. Unfortunately, Smelliville has a stinky problem: The local garbage dump is spoiling the place. Something must happen! Max, son of the mayor and his ambitious wife, secretly hopes to solve the stinky problem with a crazy machine, but when Max meets the Ogglies on the rubbish dump, it becomes clear what the Ogglies might mean for Smelliville: they eat garbage!
Tue 14.09.2021 | 16:00On the Water (2020)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Peeter Simm
Estonia, 2020, 106 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 3
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Andres is a sensitive teenager raised by his strict grandparents in a small bland Soviet Estonian town. He is bullied at school and his only friends are the drunks, whores, and thieves living next door. Among them are the rough but sensible recidivist Valter and the simpleminded fisherman Kolla. His only escape from his worries is to go fishing on the lake...
Tue 14.09.2021 | 16:30Mission Ulja Funk (2021)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Barbara Kronenberg
Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, 2021, 90 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 4
Score:
When Ulja (12) is prevented from pursuing her passion, astronomy, she decides to take matters into her own hands. With a stolen hearse and a 13-year-old classmate as a driver, she makes her way across Eastern Europe to watch the impact of an asteroid. In doing so, she not only has to shake off her persecutors, but also her pragmatic view of friendship and family.
Wed 15.09.2021 | 08:40Little Nicholas (2009)
Section: Literature in Film - The Club of Heroes
Directed by: Laurent Tirard
France, Belgium, 2009, 91 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 2
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Nicholas leads a peaceful existence until the day he overhears a conversation between his parents, leading him to understand that they are expecting a child. He panics and imagines the worst: a little brother! Nicholas’ parents will no longer have time for him. Maybe they'll even abandon him in the forest like Little Tom Thumb. To escape this disastrous fate, Nicholas embarks on a full-scale campaign to make himself indispensable to his parents.