PULICA
TOO FAR AWAY
CROATIAN PREMIERE
DIRECTOR: Sarah Winkenstette
COUNTRY: Germany
YEAR / DURATION: 2019. • 80’
GENRE: family, drama 8+
Info
- SCREENPLAY: Susanne Finken
- CINEMATOGRAPHY: Monika Plura
- EDITOR: Nicole Kortlüke
- SCORE: Leonard Petersen
- CAST: Yoran Leicher, Sobhi Awad, Anna König, Andreas Nickl, Julia Hirt, Sophia Gobrecht, Lola Höller
- PRODUCERS: Milena Klemke, Yvonne Wellie, Jakob D. Weydemann, Jonas Weydemann
- PRODUCTION COMPANY: Weydemann Bros
- SALES AGENT: Studio Hamburg Enterprises GmbH
- FESTIVALS: Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival
Synopsis
Ben and his family have to move to the nearby city, because an open brown coal pit will swallow their village soon. Ben meets Tariq, a Syrian refugee. The two start out as competitors – at school and at the football club – but soon find out that they have more in common than they thought they would.
About the director
Sarah Winkenstette (Rheda-Wiedenbrück, 1980) is a German film director and screenwriter. Her feature film debut Too Far Away awards at national and international festivals and was released in German cinemas in March 2020. Winkenstette began her professional activity in 2000 as a trainee at Bertelsmann. From 2003 to 2005 she attended the RTL School of Journalism in Cologne. She then worked for various children’s television formats from ZDFtivi and WDR. From 2007 to 2011 she studied at the Cologne Art Academy for Media. Her graduation film Gekidnapped has received several awards.
Screening
- INK – 22.07
10:00
