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
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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.
Thu 26.05.2022 | 20:00Mikado (2021)
Section: Festival Laurels from around the World
Directed by: Emanuel Parvu
Romania, Czech Republic, 2021, 96 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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One day, teenaged Magda offers her expensive necklace to a sick child in a hospital where she volunteers. Her father is sure she's lying again. When she proves her innocence, her father feels guilty, but is also unable to admit that he was wrong. Relationships are damaged and in chaos... Prior decisions have irreversible results.
Fri 27.05.2022 | 20:00Girl Picture (2022)
Section: Festival Laurels from around the World
Directed by: Alli Haapasalo
Finland, 2022, 100 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
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Mimmi, Emma and Rönkkö are girls on the cusp of womanhood, trying to draw their own contours. Over three consecutive Fridays, two of them experience the earth-moving effects of falling in love, while the third goes on a quest to find something she’s never experienced before… pleasure.
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.
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.
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
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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.
Tue 31.05.2022 | 15:30The 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.
Wed 01.06.2022 | 16:30Scheme (2022)
Section: Festival Laurels from around the World
Directed by: Farkhtat Sharipov
Kazakhstan, 2022, 74 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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The focus is on Masha, a teenager who, through a friend, gets caught in an opaque web of dependency and exploitation. In complex images that capture Masha's lack of anchors and connections, as well as her search for support, the film creates the multi-layered portrait of coming of age in new-rich Almaty, precise, vivid, dramatic and of universal relevance.
Wed 01.06.2022 | 18:30Once Upon a Time in Euskadi (2021)
Section: Festival Laurels from around the World
Directed by: Manu Gómez
Spain, 2021, 101 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 3
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It’s the summer of 1985 in Euskadi. Marcos and his 3 friends, José Antonio, Paquito and Toni, anxiously await a promising summer break from the fresh view of a 12-year-olds who don't have a care in the world. They while away the hours in the maze life has prepared for them in the old Basque town of Euskadi. It’s a maze of painted walls of prefabricated concrete, where life and death no longer keep formal relationships.
Wed 01.06.2022 | 19:00Playground (2021)
Section: Festival Laurels from around the World
Directed by: Laura Wandel
Belgium, 2021, 72 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 4
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Seven-year-old Nora and her big brother Abel are back to school in Belgium. When Nora witnesses Abel being bullied by other kids, she wants to protect him by warning their father. But Abel forces her to remain silent. Caught in a conflict of loyalty, Nora will ultimately try to find her place, torn between the worlds of children and adults.
Wed 01.06.2022 | 20:00Girl Picture (2022)
Section: Festival Laurels from around the World
Directed by: Alli Haapasalo
Finland, 2022, 100 min
Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema 6
Score:
Mimmi, Emma and Rönkkö are girls on the cusp of womanhood, trying to draw their own contours. Over three consecutive Fridays, two of them experience the earth-moving effects of falling in love, while the third goes on a quest to find something she’s never experienced before… pleasure.