Stories from Mozambique, from the Orient, from the Far East and from outer space are told by the Children's cinema in February.
Friday, February 3, 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, 5. February, 3:00 p.m.
THE GREAT MARKET
Portugal/Mozambique 2006. dir: Licinio Azevedo
Documentary feature film. 56 min. digital. DF. Recommended for ages 10
Twelve-year-old Paito lives in Mozambique and sells doughnuts to earn money for his family. A late delivery of flour brings him into contact with a gang of thieves who make life difficult for the working children in the Great Market. Together with Xano, a boy of the same age, he confronts the group. The semi-documentary children's film conveys impressions of everyday life in Mozambique and impresses with the refreshing diversity of ideas and creativity of the two optimistic boys.
Friday, 10. February, 2:30pm
Sunday, 12. February, 3:00 p.m.
ONCE A MOON AND BACK
Spain 2016. dir: Enrique Gato
Animated film. 94 min. DF. Recommended ages 8+
Mike's grandfather was an astronaut and was once supposed to be on the first moon landing. However, because his son, Mike's father Scott, became ill, he had to stay on Earth. When an evil billionaire claims the moon landing wasn't real, only to fly himself to the moon and exploit its resources, it's up to Mike and his friends to stop it. A fast-paced, entertainingly staged space adventure.
Friday, February 17, 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, 19. February, 3:00 p.m.
DIE GESCHICHTE VOM KLEINEN MUCK
DDR 1953. dir: Wolfgang Staudte
D: Thomas Schmidt, Johannes Maus
100 min. 35mm. Recommended ages 6+
Old hunchback Muck works in a pottery workshop in an oriental town. When he is harassed and persecuted one day by Mustafa and other children, he locks himself in the workshop with them. Here he tells the story of his childhood and how he set out to find the merchant who sells happiness. Staudte's DEFA classic combines visual fantasy with a humanistic message. A timeless parable about the value of friendship.
Friday, February 24, 2:30pm
Sunday, 26. February, 3:00 p.m.
KUBO THE TAPPER SAMURAI
USA 2016. dir: Travis Knight
Animated film. 101 min. DCP. DF. Recommended ages 8+
Kubo lives in a quiet village by the sea and spends his days telling stories to his mother and the village people and playing them songs on his shamise, a magical musical instrument. But then he accidentally brings an ancient evil spirit to life, and everything changes: Kubo must leave his village to join his friends Monkey and Bettle in stopping the evil Moon King and his sister and saving the village. This meditatively staged Far East tale is a visually outstanding animated adventure.
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