Film programme by theatre and day
| Programme | Time |
|---|---|
| Marco Macaco | 08:40 |
| Marco the Monkey works as a beach officer. But he spends most of his time trying to win the heart of the beautiful Lulu. He is just about to succeed when Marco's rival, Carlo, builds a gigantic monkey-shaped casino right on Marco's beach. Lulu is fascinated by the charming Carlo. Jealous, Marco starts an undercover investigation of Carlo's strange casino. Soon he discovers the truth. Carlo will take over the island and force Lulu to marry him! When Marco tries to arrest Carlo, a problem rises. Literally from the ground. Because Carlo's Casino is a giant robot. | |
| The Photograph | 10:40 |
| Sixteen-year-old Adam discovers an old photograph of his pregnant mother, seeming to be very happy with an unknown man. He begins to doubt his family and sets off to find his supposed real father. He experiences his first love, true friendship and finally unveils a secret from the past. | |
| Conversations on Serious Topics | 13:20 |
| A film without exterior action, props, landscapes or special effects. Its main characters are children and teenagers aged 8 to 16 with a special ability to describe the surrounding world. Intimate conversations with them reveal an image of the modern world - at times melancholic, at times comical, sometimes dramatic. Shot in a minimalist fashion, this film raises questions about loneliness, love, God, the world and human relations. | |
| White Black Boy | 15:20 |
| Shida's is the new kid in class in a private boarding school in Tanzania. He is shy, he has no self esteem, and he does not speak one word of English (the primary language in the school) and he suffers from albinism. Like most children with albinism in the country, Shida was taken away from his parents to be protected from witchcraft related killings. The film follows Shida during his first year at a new school where the rules are strict and tolerance is low. This school is a chance for an education and to escape life at the bottom of society. With help from his new friend Allan he struggles to get better in school and to be accepted by the teachers and pupils. | |
| Shell | 17:20 |
| Shell lives with her father Pete in their remote petrol station in the Scottish Highlands. Just the two of them fighting the elements and their impossible love for each other. As Pete withdraws into the solitude, Shell acts as a siren who attracts passers-by. Although she does not know it yet, this winter will be her last one at the fuel stop… | |
| Lilet Never Happened | 19:40 |
| Lilet is a traumatized girl who has lived and learned too fast for her twelve years. The Filipino teen regularly runs away from her mother and stepfather, who want to exploit her as a prostitute. Lilet manages to hold her own on the nocturnal streets of Manila, but she is not happy. She has a dream. In it her absent father is a famous actor and she fantasizes about becoming rich and famous. A Dutch social worker tries everything in her power to help this maladjusted, obstinate girl, but Lilet seems determined to listen to nobody anymore; after all, no one wishes her well. Meanwhile, in the voice-over, Lilet tells her own tragic version of the tale of Snow White. This is a character-driven drama about a girl that seems past praying for. | |
| Pluto | 21:40 |
| A story about elite high school seniors, the top 1%, who are prepared to go to extremes to get into prestigious universities. June, the main character, is a high school senior. He was transferred from a general high school to a prestigious high school. The first exam results drive him to despair. One day, he finds out some of the high-ranking students are sharing secret notebooks which contain important information. He begs the members of the secret circle for the notebooks and they agree… if he'll accomplish a few tasks. While fulfilling his tasks, he changes into a monster. What has changed this innocent boy into a monster? What's happened? | |
Screening place: Golden Apple Cinema, č. 3
Day: May 30th 2013
