Sommerkino
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Sommerkino on Demand

To mark the end of the year, we are presenting some of the best children's and youth films of recent years from November 17 until December 20 and invite you and your German class to free online screenings of the films Grüße vom Mars und Kannawoniwasein! at your school.

Films

  • Ten-year-old Tom doesn't like the colour red or change. He has to drink something every three hours. His wristwatch reminds him constantly. The fact that his mother has to travel to China for four weeks for her job is a disaster for him. Equipped with a logbook and an astronaut suit, and accompanied by his older siblings, the daring Elmar and the communicative Nina, the future space traveller embarks on his first mission: to visit his unconventional grandparents in the countryside. Because one thing is certain: if he can make this trip, then he will be ready to fly to Mars one day.
     
    Length: 84 minutes
    Release Year: 2025
    Recommended age: From 8 years
    Themes: Autism spectrum, adventure, fears, family, conflict, dreams and goals, outer space, self-confidence, solidarity, inclusion

    boy in astronaut costume

  • Finn is having a run of bad luck. First, the canoe trip with his father gets canceled, then he gets robbed on the train to Berlin. On top of that, neither the conductor nor the arriving police believe the ten-year-old when he says his backpack - with his ticket inside - has disappeared. Kannawoniwasein! Luckily, he meets the adventurous Jola, who promptly hijacks a rickety old tractor. An exciting journey to the sea begins, where a brazen biker gang, a real wolf, and many more wild adventures await the two runaways.

    This film contains scenes with brief nudity.
     
    Length: 94 minutes
    Release Year: 2023
    Recommended age: From 8 years
    Themes: Family, separated parents, loneliness, friendship, freedom, adventure, courage, empowerment, recognition, gender roles

    two kids walking down a rural road

Registration

Register your class to the Sommerkino 2025 here. All films are shown in German with English subtitles. Preparatory and additional teaching materials will follow shortly. The links to the films will be made available after your registration.

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