Film programme by theatre and day
| Programme | Time |
|---|---|
| The Treasure | 08:40 |
| The story begins in a small town, where preparations are being made for the theater play The Treasure which tells the story of a local legend of a huge treasure hidden deep underground; many set off to find it, but none ever return. The performers include the two sisters Kathy and Barbra, as well as the musician Jake, Barbra´s boyfriend. The theme of the play appeals to the greedy lord of the chateau, Bořivoj. And somewhere underground, at the real treasure, sit its three guards - killing time thinking up various amusements, which does not please the Ruler of the Underworld. His patience runs out when the bored guards interfere with human fates - on a wager over the fate of the love between Jake and Barbra. A series of misunderstandings lead to a dangerous expedition of three treasure seekers - Barbra, Jake and lord Bořivoj. | |
| Milo | 10:40 |
| Milo (10) is unaware that he suffers from a rare genetic disease. He is kept under strict control by his parents; they strive for wealth and success and are dead-set on keeping Milo's shameful condition a secret. A failed kidnapping, an unusual friendship and a violent confrontation forces Milo and his parents to embrace the imperfections in their lives. | |
| Shifting the Blame | 13:20 |
| A violent young criminal and his victim come face to face in this tightly wound study of guilt and redemption. The twist is that Eva, a social worker at an experimental rehabilitation center for young prisoners, is unaware that angry young inmate Ben Graf is the thug who once brutally attacked her and left her with mental scars that may never heal. Scared of eventually being recognized by his victim, Ben is forced to confront the demons driving his aggression and consider feelings of guilt and remorse for very probably the first time in his deeply troubled life. | |
| Hedgehogs and the City | 15:20 |
| One spring morning, the animals wake-up from their winter sleep and discover that the forest has been turned into a city. Hedgehog has a brilliant idea for how they can all survive in the big city; they could earn money by helping people! The only question is: what will an animal do with so much money? | |
| Macropolis | 15:20 |
| The story of two defective toys discarded from a factory production line. Coming to life, they rebel and chase the factory delivery van in the hope of rejoining their friends. Lost in an unfamiliar, large urban city, they are overwhelmed by the challenge ahead. | |
| Competitive Animated Films 8 | 15:20 |
| Synopsis not available. | |
| The Little Blond Boy With a White Sheep | 15:20 |
| It's school time again. During a writing test, Pierre escapes his grey school by recalling the happy memories of his holidays spent with his sheep. | |
| Mimi & Lisa - Twins from the cards | 15:20 |
| Blind and shy Mimi together with the restless and crazy Lisa discover the life of their neighbours in their house. | |
| The Window | 15:20 |
| A young boy doesn't like to linger in the streets and prefers to read stories at home, which make him dream. But one day he meets a girl his age and realizes that he is not at all like the hero of his book. | |
| Grandmother | 15:20 |
| A 7-year-old city girl spends a weekend at her grandmother´s place in the countryside. She´s terrified of her wrinkled skin and imagines her as a big knotty tree. The little girl will have to overcome her fear in order to get closer to her. | |
| Almost 18 | 17:20 |
| KARRI takes his last driving lesson; his own mother is the instructor. The wheel turns the wrong way, and she smells alcohol on her son's breath. PETE tries to console his girlfriend after she takes an abortion pill, but he needs consoling as well. ANDRÉ has to pick up his little brother from kindergarten because his mother is "working extra hours"; she later comes home drunk with a coworker in her arms. AKSELI goes to the country to stay with his grandparents. Unbeknownst to him, they've also invited his father, an ex-alcoholic. JONI has a summer job at an amusement park as a wolf who attracts all teenage girls to his furry arms. After hours he works as a stripper for grown-up ladies to finance his drug habits. | |
| The Foster Boy | 19:40 |
| Max is an orphan working for a farmer's family, where they treat him like a workhorse. Playing the accordion is the one thing that nobody can take away from him. When the new teacher stands up for Max, it only makes his life even worse. His will to live is preserved only by his friendship with Berteli, a girl with a similar fate. Together they dream of Argentina - a fantasy world, where they say even pitchforks are made of silver. | |
| Nairobi Half Life | 21:40 |
| A young, aspiring actor from upcountry Kenya dreams of becoming a success in the big city. In pursuit of this and to the chagrin of this brother and parents, he makes his way to Nairobi: the city of opportunity. He quickly understands why Nairobi is nicknamed "Nairobbery" as he is robbed of all his money and belongings and left alone in a city where he doesn´t know a soul. Luck, or the lack of it, brings him face to face with two groups of downtown crooks and he forms a friendship with a young small time gang leader who takes him in. Drawn into a new world of theft and violence, he still tries to pursue his dreams of becoming an actor. Keeping the two worlds separate proves to be a contest for him as he struggles to survive in this unknown world called Nairobi. | |
Screening place: Golden Apple Cinema, č. 3
Day: May 29th 2013
