30/5 — 5/6/2024
64th International Film Festival
for Children and Youth

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Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth

Sunburned (2019) 13

Germany, Netherlands, Poland | 2019 | 94 min.

Claire (13) is vacationing with her sister Zoe and mother Sophie at a resort hotel in southern Spain. Sophie spends her days by the pool and shows a minimum of interest in her daughters. In the beginning, Claire clings to her older sister Zoe, who mercifully lets her tag along. But when Zoe meets a boy her own age, Claire is left alone. By the beach Claire befriends Amram, a young Senegalese beach vendor. As their relationship deepens, Claire tries to help him, but unintentionally ends up making his desolate situation even worse.

CountryGermany, Netherlands, Poland
Year2019
Duration94 min
Rating13
LanguageEnglish, German
SubtitleCzech, English
Directed by Carolina Hellsgård
Screenplay Carolina Hellsgård
Director of Photography Wojciech Staron
Music Alex Simu
Edited by Ruth Schönegge
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Biography

She is from Sweden. She lives in Berlin, where she studied experimental media design. She received her film education at Cal Arts School in the USA. She made her successful feature debut with the drama Wanja (2015), and later made the horror film Ever After (Endzeit, 2018), the first zombie film completely made by a female team.

Female Director, Friendship, Positive Choices, Freedom, Empathy, Growing Up, Refugees

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