Film programme 2022

The Apple Day (2022)

Section: Festival Laurels from around the World , Patron of Children Audience Award

Directed by: Mahmoud Ghaffari

Iran, 2022, 79 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4

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A first-grade primary school teacher in a poor suburb of Tehran assigns a letter to each student and asks them to bring items starting with an assigned letter, related to their fathers’ jobs. Mehdi's father is a fruit seller and Mehdi must bring 30 apples (“Seeb” in Farsi) to class on the “S” Day. However, an unfortunate event immerses the family in a crisis. Saeed, Mehdi's older brother, must find a way to overcome this challenge and help Mehdi for “apple day”.

The Hill of Secrets (2022)

Section: Festival Laurels from around the World

Directed by: Ji-eun LEE

South Korea, 2022, 122 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2

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A coming-of-age story about Myung-eun, an emotionally sensitive 12-year-old girl. Through the power of writing, she gradually gains a better understanding about herself and her family.

Two Friends (2021)

Section: Beyond the Childhood Horizon

Directed by: Prasun Chatterjee

India, 2021, 111 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6

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The aftermath of the Babri Mosque demolition and the Bombay blasts in India, 1992-93, found its violent echoes even in a remote village of West Bengal adjacent to the India-Bangladesh border where the story unfolds. A story of friendship between two little boys (Palash and Safikul) belonging to two warring religious communities, Hindu and Muslim.