Fri 27.05.2022 | 20:00Morning Glow (2021)
Section: New Czech Film and TV Programmes
Directed by: Dan Wlodarczyk
Czech Republic, 2021, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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InfoGiven the "unauthorized" name of Morning Glow by her alternative family, Social Services are taking the 8-month-old girl from them. After an ombudsman intervenes, the girl is returned, but the case continues. The media portrays this as petty bourgeois officials using bureaucracy to trouble those with lifestyles they disagree with. Morning Glow now symbolizes the conflict between the state and civil defiance. But where are the boundaries between normal and alternative?
Sat 28.05.2022 | 09:00Maika (2022)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category
Directed by: Ham Tran
Vietnam, 2022, 105 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Things could be better for 8-year-old Hung, who is grieving the loss of his mother, who died a year ago. His relationship with his father is strained, his best friend is moving away, and to top it all off, a greedy landlord is bullying his father to force them out of their apartment. He finds solace by watching the night sky from the roof of his apartment building. One night, he witnesses a meteor shower and an errant falling star that lands in the nearby countryside. He investigates, but instead of finding a fallen star, he meets a new friend, and he decides to do everything he can to help her. MAIKA is inspired by the 1978 children’s TV show "Spadla z oblakov" that became extremely popular on constant reruns in Vietnam in the early '90s. With gorgeous scenery, a fast-paced narrative, and charismatic performances, this Vietnamese sci-fi film for kids is a fun-filled adventure that touches on universal themes of friendship, family, and compassion.
Sat 28.05.2022 | 10:30Bigman (2022)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Junior Category, Patron of Children Audience Award
Directed by: Camiel Schouwenaar
Netherlands, Germany, 2022, 90 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Best friends Dylan and Youssef dream of becoming professional football players. When Dylan ends up in a wheelchair following an accident, he must come to terms with his new life. His dad – and former coach – wants him to accept his disability and keep football from his life, but Dylan is determined to play again. A story about true friendship and striving to win a final in the dying seconds of the game.
Sat 28.05.2022 | 13:00The Kids are Alright (2021)
Section: World Childrens Film Panorama
Directed by: Santiago Segura
Spain, 2021, 88 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Missing a train is always painful, but it is even worse when your children have been left inside, alone. This is the beginning of a crazy pursuit by a father and a grandfather, Ricardo, a hypochondriac father overwhelmed by the situation, and Felipe, an imaginative and womanizing grandfather who has never changed a diaper. Catching the train is their only chance at fixing their mistakes.
Sat 28.05.2022 | 13:30Moonbound (2021)
Section: World Childrens Film Panorama
Directed by: Ali Samadi Ahadi
Germany, Austria, 2021, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Sometimes it's better to listen to your sister! When Peter finds out one night that his younger sister Anna has disappeared, he realizes that her story about a talking bug was not made up. Anna was abducted by the evil Moon Man when she tried to help a bug, Mr. Zoomzeman. To save her, Peter must go to the moon. During his incredible adventure he must take part in a space race and get help for the festivities hosted by the Night Fairy at her castle in the clouds.
Sat 28.05.2022 | 15:00The Tenant (2021)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Junior Category
Directed by: Sushrut Jain
India, United States of America, 2021, 112 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Bharat is a 13-year-old boy struggling with adolescence in a conservative Mumbai suburb. When Meera, a beautiful cosmopolitan woman from the big city, moves in next door, she immediately causes a stir. Bharat is drawn to her and pursues an unlikely friendship. But when he stumbles upon a dark secret from Meera’s past, Bharat is forced to choose: Is she a woman of bad character like everyone says, or is she the smart, sensitive person he knows?
Sat 28.05.2022 | 18:30Lamya´s Poem (2021)
Section: Festival Laurels from around the World
Directed by: Alex Kronemer
Canada, United States of America, 2021, 89 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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When 12-year-old Syrian refugee girl named Lamya flees the violence of her country, she is given a book of poetry of the famous 13th-century poet Rumi. As the perils of her journey mount, the book becomes a magical gateway where she meets Rumi when he was a boy and refugee fleeing the violence of his time. Together they battle the monsters that follow them from their real world situations, and Lamya must help young Rumi become the poet who writes the poem that will later save her life.
Sat 28.05.2022 | 20:00Olga (2021)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Youth Category, Patron of Children Audience Award
Directed by: Elie Grappe
France, Switzerland, Ukraine, 2021, 86 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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2013. Olga, a talented and passionate 15-year-old Ukrainian gymnast, goes to Switzerland, where she tries to secure a place in the National Sports Centre. In Kiev, however, the Euromaidan suddenly breaks out, and her relatives are in the middle of it. As the young girl must adapt to a new country and prepare for the European Championships, the Ukrainian revolution enters her life and upends everything…
Sun 29.05.2022 | 10:00Journey to Yourland (2022)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category
Directed by: Peter Budinský
Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Belgium, 2022, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 1
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Riki, a 10-year-old boy, runs away from home following a mysterious emergency signal sent by a shiny stone. The strange artefact leads Riki to a breathtaking parallel world called Yourland, where wonderful machines roam golden deserts, monkeys and ravens talk, and science peacefully coexists with nature. The shining stone merges with Riki by hiding in his heart and asking him for protection. It seems everybody in Yourland is eager to procure this treasure, as it is the core of Yourland’s power and owning it provides a great deal of influence. Riki embarks on an enchanting journey full of perils, traps and humour to restore the stone, the “Heart of a Tower”, to its nesting place. It is the only way for Riki to get back home and save his own heart.
Sun 29.05.2022 | 10:30My Robot Brother (2022)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category
Directed by: Frederik Nørgaard
Denmark, 2022, 84 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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This utopian high-tech future helps you re-imagine life on Earth: the climate crisis is solved, people live in harmony with nature and robots work as personal assistants. Nevertheless, not everything is golden glitter. School life still sucks for 12-year-old Alberte. Her old teddy bear-like android Robbi is quite an embarrassment to her. With the perfect birthday present – the newest model of humanoids not even on the market yet – everything seems to change. The new robot Konrad looks and acts completely as if he were human and suddenly Alberte’s popularity spikes as she is now the kid with the most advanced technology at school. But can the connection between Alberte and Konrad hold up to a real friendship?
Sun 29.05.2022 | 11:00A Second Life (2021)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Junior Category, Patron of Children Audience Award
Directed by: Anis Lassoued
Tunisia, 2021, 93 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Twelve-year-old Gadeha enjoys a carefree life with his friends until he has a serious traffic accident. But his mother can't afford his medical treatment. The random people she meets at the hospital help her financially, and Gadeha survives. After his recovery, he and his family end up moving to the new home of their donors. There he discovers that their same-aged son Oussam was seriously ill, but he is now returning home. The boys quickly bond and have a great time together. Gadeha is able to stop worrying for a moment about his father, who emigrated from Tunisia to Europe and he hasn't communicated with for a long time. However, the secret that Gadeha's mother is keeping to herself begins to disturb this new life. It's a secret with implications for everyone.
Sun 29.05.2022 | 14:00A Butterfly´s Heart (2021)
Section: World Childrens Film Panorama , Patron of Children Audience Award
Directed by: Inesa Kurklietyté
Lithuania, 2021, 105 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Juozapas is a very special boy with a big secret. His heart is protected by a glass dome and thick armor. The center of his universe is the bug hotel he built himself in an old manor house and the insects that live there. One day, Rugilė moves to town and turns Juozapas’s life upside down. Thanks to Rugilė, Juozapas overcomes his fears and becomes open to the world. Friendship works wonders!
Sun 29.05.2022 | 14:30Mini-Zlatan and Uncle Darling (2022)
Section: World Childrens Film Panorama
Directed by: Christian Lo
Sweden, 2022, 81 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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Everything is set for a perfect stay at Tommy’s, Ella’s favorite uncle and BFF. But the dream week that Ella has envisioned turns into a disastrous nightmare when Steve shows up. He is Tommy’s new boyfriend from the Netherlands! In a rage of jealousy Ella concocts all sorts of creative schemes to get rid of Steve and to win back her best friend.
Sun 29.05.2022 | 15:30How I Learned to Fly (2022)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category
Directed by: Radivoje Andrec
Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Slovak Republic, 2022, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
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Adventurous and funny Sofija is forced to spend her vacation with her overbearing grandmother Maria, on an island in Croatia. It’s not the ideal summer experience she had hoped for, but with the help of her warmhearted old aunt Luce and her charming cousin, Sofija overcomes her initial boredom. She makes new friends and together they explore everything the summer on the island has to offer: sparkling sun, fun in the water, lots of ice cream, and her first kiss. But her carefree time comes to an abrupt end when beloved Luce has to be taken to hospital, leaving Sofija with a pair of family members she’d never met. Nevertheless, in the wake of tragedy, the family overcomes old traumas and when Sofija returns home, she realizes that revealing painful secrets is challenging but very liberating.
Sun 29.05.2022 | 17:30Scoundrels (2022)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Youth Category
Directed by: Aditya Sarpotdar
India, 2022, 120 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Unaad is a coming-of-age story about three teenagers from Harne, a small coastal fishing town in Maharashtra. Shubya, Bandya, and Jameel are three friends who while away their time roaming around town and have no I am in life. The locals consider them the scoundrels of the town as these boys are known to get into trouble. This is the story of the phase in their lives that changes them forever.
Sun 29.05.2022 | 18:30The Tenant (2021)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Junior Category
Directed by: Sushrut Jain
India, United States of America, 2021, 112 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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Bharat is a 13-year-old boy struggling with adolescence in a conservative Mumbai suburb. When Meera, a beautiful cosmopolitan woman from the big city, moves in next door, she immediately causes a stir. Bharat is drawn to her and pursues an unlikely friendship. But when he stumbles upon a dark secret from Meera’s past, Bharat is forced to choose: Is she a woman of bad character like everyone says, or is she the smart, sensitive person he knows?
Sun 29.05.2022 | 18:30Measure of a Man (2018)
Section: Top Teen Ten
Directed by: Jim Loach
United States of America, 2018, 100 min
Projection place: Castle SVOBODY
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This story follows Bobby, an under-confident, overweight 14-year-old New Yorker, as he navigates the challenging path to manhood during his summer at Rumson Lake in upstate New York, 1976. The dramatic thread of the story stems from the escalating threat of a local gang of townies, led by Willie, a tormented young veteran. Willie and his gang resent the summer vacationers who populate their community every year and prey on Bobby and his best friend Joanie, both outsiders and easy targets. As Bobby´s world goes through many changes, so does his relationship with his family and friends. This is especially true regarding Dr. Kahn, a reclusive surrogate fatherly presence who mentors Bobby through difficult times. The guidance Bobby receives from Dr. Kahn transforms him into a well-rounded young man, as well as giving Dr. Kahn a new unexpected confidant, a friend who helps him come to terms with the losses in his past.
Sun 29.05.2022 | 19:00The 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”.
Sun 29.05.2022 | 19:30Californie (2021)
Section: Festival Laurels from around the World
Directed by: Alessandro Cassigoli, Casey Kauffman
Italy, France, 2021, 81 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
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A unique coming-of-age story filmed over the course of five years of life of Moroccan girl Jamila (from 9 to 14 years of age) who lives in a port city in southern Italy. Rebellious, feisty and street-smart, Jamila has a lot of potential. However, she has to deal with a difficult life. Her mother loses her job and Jamila drops out from middle school. The dream of returning one day to her home country and her job at “Californie” beauty salon push the girl forward.
Mon 30.05.2022 | 08:10How I Learned to Fly (2022)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category
Directed by: Radivoje Andrec
Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Slovak Republic, 2022, 85 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 1
Score:
Adventurous and funny Sofija is forced to spend her vacation with her overbearing grandmother Maria, on an island in Croatia. It’s not the ideal summer experience she had hoped for, but with the help of her warmhearted old aunt Luce and her charming cousin, Sofija overcomes her initial boredom. She makes new friends and together they explore everything the summer on the island has to offer: sparkling sun, fun in the water, lots of ice cream, and her first kiss. But her carefree time comes to an abrupt end when beloved Luce has to be taken to hospital, leaving Sofija with a pair of family members she’d never met. Nevertheless, in the wake of tragedy, the family overcomes old traumas and when Sofija returns home, she realizes that revealing painful secrets is challenging but very liberating.