Thu 26.05.2022 | 17:00When Pomegranates Howl (2020)
Section: Festival Laurels from around the World , Patron of Children Audience Award
Directed by: Granaz Moussavi
Afghanistan, Australia, Iran, Netherlands, 2020, 83 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
Score:
InfoHewad, a 9-year-old boy, supports his family by selling goods from a cart on the harsh streets of Kabul after the death of his father. At home he faces the challenge of the forced marriage of his mother to his uncle. He dreams of escaping this existence by becoming a famous actor and this dream seems more possible when he befriends an Australian photojournalist who starts documenting his life in this war-torn society.
Fri 27.05.2022 | 10:30Where Is Anne Frank (2021)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Junior Category
Directed by: Ari Folman
Belgium, France, Israel, Luxembourg, Netherlands, 2021, 99 min
Projection place: Congress Centre
Score:
The story begins with a miracle: Kitty, the imaginary friend with whom Anne Frank wrote her famous diary, come's to life in modern Amsterdam. Unaware that 75 years have passed, she's convinced that if she's alive, so must Anne. She embarks on a journey through time to find her beloved friend. With the help of a friend, Peter, who runs a secret shelter for refugees without IDs and armed with a rare diary, she follows Anna's traces from the shelter to her tragic end during the Holocaust. Kitty, lost in the modern world and disgusted by the injustice that child refugees have to endure, wants to fulfill Anna's legacy. With sincerity, she presents a message of hope and generosity addressed to future generations.
Fri 27.05.2022 | 10:40Gaja's World - This is My Planet! (2022)
Section: World Childrens Film Panorama
Directed by: Peter Bratuša
Slovenia, 2022, 95 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
Score:
Being from a separated family, Gaja (14) confronts her envious classmates, experiences social network identity theft, and learns about true friendship. Aimed at teenagers as well as parents, this dynamic story is full of humor, emotion, and suspense and revolves around common problems, parental separation, and the dangers of the internet.
Fri 27.05.2022 | 14:00Singo (2022)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category
Directed by: Alireza Mohammadi
Iran, 2022, 82 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
Score:
From the first scene, it's clear that our hero, Shafa, is no ordinary girl. She races motorcycles, defends weaker friends, and saves animals from danger. Shafa lives with her father and two siblings on the island of Singo, a fishing community with strict rules. It is ruled by a local rich man who thinks money can buy everyone and everything. One day, Shafi's dad catches some very rare crabs, called horseshoe crabs, whose blood is worth a lot of money. The profit from their sale is to be distributed among all the island's inhabitants. But Shafa feels bad for the animals and releases them into the sea at night. Anger and blame fall on her father and the whole family faces the unpleasant consequences. The brave girl, however, refuses to be cast out by the locals. She sets out for a nearby island where rare crabs are said to live to save her loved ones from impending disaster.
Fri 27.05.2022 | 17:00Gabi, Between the Ages 8 and 13 (2021)
Section: Competition of European Documentary Films for Young Audience, Patron of Children Audience Award
Directed by: Engeli Brobert
Sweden, Norway, Denmark, 2021, 77 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
Score:
We follow the remarkable Gabi over the course of five formative years as she wrestles with society’s stereotypes about boys and girls. When her family moves from Stockholm to a small rural town, and as puberty kicks in, Gabi must decide whether she wants to fit in with the crowd or chart her own path.
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
Score:
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 | 10:45Where Is Anne Frank (2021)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Junior Category
Directed by: Ari Folman
Belgium, France, Israel, Luxembourg, Netherlands, 2021, 99 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
Score:
The story begins with a miracle: Kitty, the imaginary friend with whom Anne Frank wrote her famous diary, come's to life in modern Amsterdam. Unaware that 75 years have passed, she's convinced that if she's alive, so must Anne. She embarks on a journey through time to find her beloved friend. With the help of a friend, Peter, who runs a secret shelter for refugees without IDs and armed with a rare diary, she follows Anna's traces from the shelter to her tragic end during the Holocaust. Kitty, lost in the modern world and disgusted by the injustice that child refugees have to endure, wants to fulfill Anna's legacy. With sincerity, she presents a message of hope and generosity addressed to future generations.
Sat 28.05.2022 | 14:30Dragon Princess (2021)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category
Directed by: Anthony Roux, Jean-Jacques Denis
France, 2021, 74 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
Score:
Once upon a time, there was a dragon that lived in a cave full of gold. The cave was well hidden from people, whom the mighty dragon hated from the bottom of his soul. The treasure was his joy and pleasure, but he had no one to share it with. That's why he went to a witch for help. He wanted some offspring. The witch was happy to help him, but she had one condition: If he gets angry, the witch will come for his second favorite thing. The dragon agrees to this stupid condition, and he gets eggs which hatch 3 dragon offspring. One of them looks like a human girl. The dragon names her Bristle. She grows up next to her dragon siblings and enjoys the love of her dragon father, whom she loves unconditionally. When she saves the life of a princess from the castle in the forest, the dragon gets angry, the witch comes, and Bristle learns that she is the dragon’s second favorite thing. She decides to leave her father and enters the world of people, experiencing not only anger and resentment, but also friendship and solidarity.
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
Score:
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
Score:
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.
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
Score:
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 | 17:00Hello World (2021)
Section: Competition of European Documentary Films for Young Audience
Directed by: Kenneth Elvebakk
Norway, Sweden, 2021, 88 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
Score:
While their classmates and friends are doing everything to fit in, Runa, Dina, Viktor, and Joachim (aged 12-14) are defining themselves differently. They are the first people to be openly gay in their classes and the youngest ones in their respective communities to come out. But building pride is not easy in a world where hate messages are just a click away, and even harder in schools where administration and education systems seek to erase and marginalize outstanding voices. What is it really like to be the only open queer in the whole school? Told through the eyes of the four young people, the film gives us a window into understanding what it is like to grow up as a queer.
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
Score:
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 | 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
Score:
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
Score:
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 | 08:30Bigman (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 6
Score:
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.
Mon 30.05.2022 | 14:30Singo (2022)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category
Directed by: Alireza Mohammadi
Iran, 2022, 82 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 5
Score:
From the first scene, it's clear that our hero, Shafa, is no ordinary girl. She races motorcycles, defends weaker friends, and saves animals from danger. Shafa lives with her father and two siblings on the island of Singo, a fishing community with strict rules. It is ruled by a local rich man who thinks money can buy everyone and everything. One day, Shafi's dad catches some very rare crabs, called horseshoe crabs, whose blood is worth a lot of money. The profit from their sale is to be distributed among all the island's inhabitants. But Shafa feels bad for the animals and releases them into the sea at night. Anger and blame fall on her father and the whole family faces the unpleasant consequences. The brave girl, however, refuses to be cast out by the locals. She sets out for a nearby island where rare crabs are said to live to save her loved ones from impending disaster.
Tue 31.05.2022 | 09:10Gaja's World - This is My Planet! (2022)
Section: World Childrens Film Panorama
Directed by: Peter Bratuša
Slovenia, 2022, 95 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
Score:
Being from a separated family, Gaja (14) confronts her envious classmates, experiences social network identity theft, and learns about true friendship. Aimed at teenagers as well as parents, this dynamic story is full of humor, emotion, and suspense and revolves around common problems, parental separation, and the dangers of the internet.
Tue 31.05.2022 | 13:00Dragon Princess (2021)
Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category
Directed by: Anthony Roux, Jean-Jacques Denis
France, 2021, 74 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 2
Score:
Once upon a time, there was a dragon that lived in a cave full of gold. The cave was well hidden from people, whom the mighty dragon hated from the bottom of his soul. The treasure was his joy and pleasure, but he had no one to share it with. That's why he went to a witch for help. He wanted some offspring. The witch was happy to help him, but she had one condition: If he gets angry, the witch will come for his second favorite thing. The dragon agrees to this stupid condition, and he gets eggs which hatch 3 dragon offspring. One of them looks like a human girl. The dragon names her Bristle. She grows up next to her dragon siblings and enjoys the love of her dragon father, whom she loves unconditionally. When she saves the life of a princess from the castle in the forest, the dragon gets angry, the witch comes, and Bristle learns that she is the dragon’s second favorite thing. She decides to leave her father and enters the world of people, experiencing not only anger and resentment, but also friendship and solidarity.
Tue 31.05.2022 | 15:00Brotherhood (2021)
Section: Festival Laurels from around the World
Directed by: Francesco Montagner
Czech Republic, Italy, 2021, 92 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
Score:
Jabir, Usama and Useir are three young Bosnian brothers born into a pastoral family. They grew up in the shadow of their father, Ibrahim, a strict radical Islamist preacher. When Ibrahim is sentenced to two years in prison for participating in war and terrorism, the boys are suddenly left to themselves. Once their father's demands and strict doctrine disappear, their lives change drastically. The brothers explore the limits of their newfound freedom on the difficult path to becoming men.