IN-PERSON FAMILY MATINEE @ GOETHE-INSTITUT
This film is presented as a free in-person family matinee on Sunday, October 24th @ 11:00 AM at the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles.
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Germany (2019), 89 min., German with English Subtitles, Virtual Cinema
Director: Sarah Winkenstette, Screenplay: Susanne Finken,
Cinematography: Monika Plura, Cast: Yoran Leicher, Sohbi Awad, Andreas Nickl, Mohamad Achour, Anna Böttcher, Producers: Jonas Weydemann, Jakob D. Weydemann, Milena Klemke, Yvonne Wellie, Production Company: Weydemann Bros., in co-production with Orange Roughy Filmproduktion , Rotor Film, and NDR Norddeutscher Rundfunk.
For 12-year-old Ben (Leicher), home means playing on his village’s soccer team. When the nearby coal mine expands, forcing his family to move to the city, Ben must leave everything he loves behind. At his new school, Ben struggles to fit in both in class and on the soccer field. When Tariq (Awad), an 11-year-old newcomer from Syria – who happens to be an ace soccer player, arrives and steals the show, Ben only sees the new boy as competition. But the rivalry between the two boys doesn’t last long, as they soon learn that they share more in common than they think. Winkenstette’s debut feature is a touching coming-of-age story suitable for the whole family that masterfully combines entertainment, emotion, and meaningful storytelling.
AWARDS
FBW 2020: Prädikat - wertvoll
Molodist Kiev FF 2019: Teen Screen Award
Zürich FF 2019: Kids Jury Award
Schlingel-IFF for Children and Youth Audiences 2019: Prize of the Ecumical Jury, Goethe-Institut
Children and Youth Prize
Filem on Brüssel 2019: CIFEJ Award
Oulu International Children’s & Youth FF 2019: ECFA Award
SIFFCY 2019: EFCA Award
Sarah Winkenstette was born in 1980 in Rheda-Widenbrück. Following internships and traineeships at Medienfabrik Bertelsmann, and the RTL School of Journalism, she studied Film at the Cologne Academy of Media Arts (KHM). Her Graduation film KIDNAPPED (2011) has received numerous awards, including “Gyphon” at the Giffoni Film Festival. Since 2011 she has worked as a freelance director. TOO FAR AWAY (2019) is her debut feature film.
WORLD SALES
Weydemann Bros.
www.weydemannbros.com
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