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Heidi (2015)
Heidi is an orphaned girl who spends the happiest days of childhood together with her friend Peter while watching a herd of goats, playing together and enjoying the freedom of the Swiss Alps, where she lives in a simple cabin with her grandfather. This all ends when Heidi is taken by her Aunt Dee to Frankfurt, Germany, where she's to provide company for a sick girl named Klara, who's from a wealthy family. The girls quickly become friends, but Heidi's longing for her grandfather, Peter and the mountains is too great...
| Country | Switzerland, Germany |
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| Year | 2015 |
| Duration | 105 min |
| Rating | 8 |
| Language | Czech |
| Directed by | Alain Gsponer |
| Screenplay | Petra Biondinaa Volpe |
| Director of Photography | Matthias Fleischer |
| Music | Niki Reiser |
| Edited by | Mike Schaerer |
| Contact | Bohemia Motion Pictures |
Biography
A film director and screenwriter, he studied audio visual studies at a school of design in Berne and worked as a journalist. He later graduated in directing at the Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg. He debuted with the acclaimed feature film Rose (2005) and went on to direct Bummm! (2006), Lila, Lila (2009) and The Little Ghost (Das kleine Gespenst, 2013).
Action + Adventure, Literature, Family, Friendship, Childhood, History, Positive Choices, Nature, Tradition, Empathy, Relationships