Marona´s Fantastic Tale (2019)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Anca Damian
Belgium, France, Romania, 2019, 92 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 2
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The victim of an accident, a small female dog remembers the different masters she has unconditionally loved. With her unfailing empathy, Marona has brought lightness and innocence to each of the homes she has lived in.
Call me Blackbird (2020)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Junior Category
Directed by: Pavel Mirzoev
Russia, 2020, 93 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 4
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At first glance, Kostya is a completely ordinary 14-year-old boy. He is quite a capable rapper, but doesn't believe in himself, doesn't have many friends, and isn't good at school. He is attracted to his red-haired classmate Dina, who is going out with the popular and successful Valer. Kostya lives with his mother because his father has left them for another woman, which he views as a betrayal and he's ready to hate his father. All this until he meets a new and mysterious friend on the Internet…
Kids are Fine (2021)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category
Directed by: Ji Won LEE
South Korea, 2021, 108 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 6
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With an ailing mother and a very busy father, Da-yi is used to doing everything by himself. His family moves closer to his mother’s hospital so Da-yi can visit his mother every day. Though in a new neighborhood and school, Da-yi does not feel lonely as long as he is with his mother. He visits his mother every day to spend time with her. Gradually adjusting to his new school, Da-yi becomes best friends with his classmates Yu-jin and Min-ho. As he spends more time with his friends, he spends less time thinking about his mother. However, when his mother’s condition worsens and she is transferred to a faraway hospital, Da-yi gets worried that he may never see her again and heads out on the search with his friends.
Wind (2020)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Dadren Wanggyal
China, 2020, 96 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 6
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Gelak is an illegitimate child, living with her mom Samdan alone in a distant Tibetan village, where women are not allowed to join the Sang Offering to the Sacred Mountain. Samdan has always relied on men for a living, and Gelak has been treated as a vicious witch by the villagers. Fed up with the prejudice she has to face growing up, Gelak decides to challenge the traditions and fight for herself…
Frankenstein (1931)
Section: Literature in Film - Classics
Directed by: James Whale
United States of America, 1931, 70 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 6
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Dr. Frankenstein, a reclusive scientist increasingly obsessed with his unusual experiments, dares to tamper with life and death by creating a human monster out of lifeless body parts. When a criminal’s brain is inadvertently transplanted inside the creature with potentially dangerous effects, its creators decide that it must be destroyed.
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
Section: Literature in Film - Classics
Directed by: Delbert Mann
United States of America, United Kingdom, 1979, 150 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 5
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Paul Baumer is a young German who, along with his graduating high school classmates, enlists in the German Imperial Army during World War I. Originally thinking war would be a great adventure, Paul and his friends discover exactly the opposite as the war drags on and one by one the members of the class are killed in action until only Paul remains.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Section: Literature in Film - Classics
Directed by: Miloš Forman
United States of America, 1975, 133 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 6
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Randle Patrick McMurphy is serving a sentence for repeated violent assault and sexual abuse. Instead of doing time in a labor camp, he plays crazy and is sent to the seeming calm of a psychiatric hospital. His zeal for life and strong personality in the institute soon clash with the absolutism of Nurse Ratched, who, with three orderlies, tyrannically rules the entire institute. But McMurphy's rebellion has little hope against the power of the machinery embodied by the nurse…
Sami, Joe and I (2020)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Youth Category
Directed by: Karin Heberlein
Switzerland, 2020, 94 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 6
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Sami, Joe and Leyla are an inseparable group of friends. Chatting and laughing, they roam through the suburbs of Zurich. The end of their time at school together should have been the start of an exciting summer, but the three youngsters have their hands full: Sami suffers under her overly strict parents, Joe has to look after her siblings, while her single mother works overtime, and Leyla nervously begins her apprenticeship in a canteen kitchen. For the teenage girls, tough decisions overshadow their dreams. In those defining days of their lives, their friendship seems to be the only constant. But as events take a harsh turn, even their friendship is put to the test. Determined to stand up for themselves, the three friends find out how right Leyla’s mom was when she told them: always keep more dreams in your soul than reality can destroy.
Kids are Fine (2021)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category
Directed by: Ji Won LEE
South Korea, 2021, 108 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 2
Score:
With an ailing mother and a very busy father, Da-yi is used to doing everything by himself. His family moves closer to his mother’s hospital so Da-yi can visit his mother every day. Though in a new neighborhood and school, Da-yi does not feel lonely as long as he is with his mother. He visits his mother every day to spend time with her. Gradually adjusting to his new school, Da-yi becomes best friends with his classmates Yu-jin and Min-ho. As he spends more time with his friends, he spends less time thinking about his mother. However, when his mother’s condition worsens and she is transferred to a faraway hospital, Da-yi gets worried that he may never see her again and heads out on the search with his friends.
It´s Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
Section: Literature in Film - Young Academy
Directed by: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
United States of America, 2010, 97 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 6
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An uplifting story about finding sanity in the most unlikely of places. Sometimes what’s in your head isn’t as crazy as you think. That’s certainly true for Craig, a stressed-out teenager who checks himself into a mental health clinic for some time out. What he finds instead is an unlikely mentor, a potential new romance, and an opportunity to begin anew. Charming, witty and smart, it’s a coming-of-age story that’s kind of a funny story.
Petya of My Petya (2020)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Alexander Kossev
Bulgaria, 2020, 94 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 5
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Just prior to the new school year, Petya’s parents surprise her with the fact that they have gotten divorced. Feeling sad and betrayed, she seeks help and support from her father, but finds out that he has a mistress and is expecting a child from her. Overwhelmed, decides to end it all by diving into the icy sea on the same day that another Petya died: her idol Petya Dubarova. Is it too late to turn back?
Fortuna - the Girl and the Giants (2020)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Nicolangelo Gelormini
Italy, 2020, 108 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 4
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A little girl called Nancy (6) lives with her mother in an anonymous suburb. She spends her time with two playmates, Nicola and Anna, dreaming of being Fortuna, an alien princess chased by giants who want to kidnap her and her friends. After a tragic accident happens to Nicola, an obscure secret surfaces in a struggle between reality and imagination, unveiling a horrible truth. A dark fairy tale, based on a true story.
All Foreigners Keep Their Curtains Closed (2020)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Ingvild Søderlind
Norway, 2020, 83 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 2
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An honest, funny, and warm slice-of-life story about identity, loss, love, and emerging sexuality. We follow 15-year old Mariana’s journey from being a typical irresponsible teenager who just goes with the flow to becoming a strong young woman who stands up – not only for herself, but also for those around her.
Mica (2020)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Ismaël Ferroukhi
France, Morocco, 2020, 104 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 4
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Saïd (Mica) sells grocery bags in souks. He lives with his mom and sick dad in a slum near Meknes. When Hajj Kaddour comes to take Mica to be an errand boy in a tennis club in Casablanca, the job leads to opportunities to learn to play tennis and perhaps… immigrate.
The Pit (2020)
Section: Panorama
Directed by: Dace Pūce
Latvia, 2020, 75 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 6
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Markuss must adapt to a new life living with his granny in the countryside. After a neighbor’s daughter, Emīlija, insults his father, he does something cruel that has severe consequences which resonate throughout the village. Forced to work, he begins to harbor hatred towards the others in the village – all except an old sailor living in the nearby woods. Will this enmity between Markuss and the village continue, or can he redeem himself?
The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
Section: Literature in Film - Young Academy
Directed by: Josh Boone
United States of America, 2014, 126 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, sál 4
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Hazel Grace Lancaster, a 16-year-old cancer patient, meets and falls in love with Gus Waters, a similarly afflicted teen from her cancer support group. Hazel feels that Gus really understands her. They both share the same acerbic wit and a love of books, especially Grace's touchstone, "An Imperial Affliction" by Peter Van Houten. When Gus scores an invitation to meet the reclusive author, he and Hazel embark on the adventure of their brief lives.