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Section: World Children´s Film Panorama
The Tale of the Frog and the Golden Orb (2022)
Two brothers make their living swindling royals of their valuables through false courtship. In one such scam at Castle Fels, Gai unexpectedly falls in love with Matilda, the younger sister of Princess Griseldis. And in order to keep his younger brother Teo from walking away empty-handed, he tries to steal the king's golden orb from the castle. After an unsuccessful escape, they are banished and Gai is accidentally transformed into a frog. Only true love's kiss can reverse his fate.
| Country | Czech Republic, Germany |
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| Year | 2022 |
| Duration | 90 min |
| Rating | 10 |
| Language | German |
| Subtitle | English, Simultanneous transla |
| Directed by | Ngo the Chau |
| Screenplay | Max Honert |
| Director of Photography | Ngo the Chau |
| Music | Marvin Miller |
| Edited by | Felix Schekauski |
| Contact | PROVOBIS Film GmbH |
Biography
German director and cameraman of Vietnamese origin. He graduated from the German Film and TV Academy in Berlin (DFFB). He first directed ads and music films, and later made TV series and films for children, e.g. The Witch Princess (Die Hexenprinzessin, 2020) and Dwarf Long Nose (Zwerg Nase, 2021).