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Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category (up to 10 years of age)
What the Finn?! - A Summer of Surprises (2023)
Ten-year-old Finn is a floating child. Since his parents’ divorce, he's been traveling between his two homes by train. He feels lonely and forgotten. On his first unaccompanied trip, he is robbed by a man on a train. With no backpack, cell phone, or even train ticket, the conductor hands him over at the nearest station to two crazy police officers. When he is transported from the station, Finn chances to meet the energetic 12-year-old Jola. An wild trip begins on a stolen tractor to the Baltic Sea. Of course, the kids are wanted by the police, so they must hide and invent all sorts of deceptions. They overcome dangerous pitfalls, meet many interesting people, and most importantly, get to know themselves. A kind and funny road movie for the whole family about finding courage and self-confidence; it was adapted from the award-winning novel of the same name by Martin Muser. The film is presented in its world premiere.
| Country | Germany |
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| Year | 2023 |
| Duration | 95 min |
| Rating | 10 |
| Language | German, Polish |
| Subtitle | English, Simultanneous transla |
| Directed by | Stefan Westerwelle |
| Screenplay | Klaus Döring, Andrian Bickenbach, Stefan Westerwelle |
| Director of Photography | Martin Schlecht |
| Music | Stefan Maria Schneider |
| Edited by | Michael Münch |
| Contact | The Playmaker Munich |
Biography
German screenwriter and director. He graduated from the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne. He directed the thriller Lose Your Head (2013), the family film Matti and Sami and the Three Biggest Mistakes in the Universe (2018), and the romantic dance film Into the Beat (2020).