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Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
Rock My Heart (2017)
At 17, Jana has already lived half her life, at least according to the statistics about her congenital heart disease. Every beat of her heart could be her last.But Jana doesn´t think this is quite fair. Much to her Parents distress, Jana jumps head over heels into every adventure she can think of. When Jana gets to know the thoroughbred stallion ‘Rock My Heart’, her entire life changes. The two are soul mates, rebellious and untamed in equal measure, made for each other. Rock's trainer Paul, understanding the connection between girl and horse, persuades Jana to ride him for a big event. He has no clue, however, that Jana is fatally ill, and that the training is incredibly dangerous for her. But for the first time in her young life, Jana has something to look forward to and to fight something. But will she really manage to ride in the big event in spite of her condition…?
| Country | Germany |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Duration | 110 min |
| Rating | 13 |
| Language | German |
| Subtitle | English, Czech |
| Directed by | Hanno Olderdissen |
| Screenplay | Clemente Fernandez-Gil |
| Director of Photography | Sten Mende |
| Music | Tobias Wagner |
| Edited by | Claudia Wolscht |
| Contact | Wild Bunch Germany GmbH |
Biography
A German screenwriter and director. He graduated in directing from the International Film School in Cologne with the short film Robin (2008). His first foray into feature film was with the TV comedy Family Commitments (Familie verpflichtet, 2015), his authorial drama The Rock My Heart (2017), and the family film Wendy 2 – Friendship Forever (Wendy 2 - Freundschaft für immer, 2017).
Teenagers, Friendship, Romance, Family, Positive Choices, Animals, Freedom