Summer Cinema at the Goethe-Institut
Drama/Comedy // 93 minutes // 2016 // recommended for ages 12+
14-year-old Maik has rich parents, but at school he is a complete outsider, so the upcoming summer vacations threaten to be lonely and boring for him. But then his new classmate Tschick, who has just moved from Russia to Berlin, suddenly shows up at his door with a stolen car. He wants to travel to his grandfather in Wallachia and invites Maik to accompany him. Together, the two set off on an adventure full of surprises.
Directed by: Fatih Akin
Screenplay: Lars Hubrich, Hark Bohm, Fatih Akin
Producer: Marco Mehlitz
Music: Vince Pope
Cinematography: Rainer Klausmann
Film editing: Andrew Bird
Cast: Tristan Göbel, Anand Batbileg, Mercedes Müller, Aniya Wendel, Anja Schneider, Uwe Bohm, Xenia Assenza, Udo Samel, Claudia Geisler, Marc Hosemann, Alexander Scheer, Friederike Kempter
Awards
- 2017: Bavarian Film Award for Best Youth Film
- 2017: German Film Award nominations in the categories Best Feature Film, Best Cinematography (Rainer Klausmann), Best Editing (Andrew Bird) and Best Sound Design (Kai Tebbel, Kai Lüde and Lars Ginzel)
- 2017: European Film Award: Audience Award - Best Children's Film
- 2017: New Faces Award Special Prize (Anand Batbileg and Tristan Göbel)
- 2017: Zlín Film Festival: Main Award of the Youth Jury
- The German Film and Media Rating FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the rating especially valuable.
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