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Sunday 29 November 11:00
The screening will be preceded by
the short My Very First Wedding?
Vorstadtkrokodile
The Crocodiles
Ten-year-old Hannes lives with his single-parent mum. His greatest dream is to become a member of the “The Crocodiles” – the coolest gang in the world. He has to accept a dare to become a Crocodile. But the dare goes wrong, putting Hannes in serious danger. He is saved at the last minute thanks to Kai, who is in a wheelchair. Kai desperately wants to be a Crocodile, too. But the other kids just make fun of him - being in a wheelchair he can’t even run away. But when Kai witnesses a burglary he suddenly becomes of great interest to the gang, being the only eyewitness. Kai is happy to help them solve the crime and collect the reward, but only if he gets to join the gang. With Kai’s help and their typical Crocodile resourcefulness, courage and ingenuity, the Crocodiles set about cracking the case and taking on the dangerous gang of burglars...
Christian Ditter studied at the Munich Academy of Television and Film (HFF/M). His films include: Verzaubert (short, 1999), the cinema commercials Individualist and Mission (both 2002), Grounded (short, 2003), four episodes of the television series Schulmaedchen (2004), French for Beginners (Franzoesisch fuer Anfaenger, 2006), and The Crocodiles (Die Vorstadtkrokodile, 2009). Christian Ditter is currently working on the post-production of Return of the Crocodiles (Die Vorstadtkrokodile 2).
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Director
Christian Ditter
Screenplay
Christian Ditter
Director of Photography
Christian Rein
Editor
Ueli Christen
Producers
Christian Becker, Anita Schneider,
Lena Olbrich, Martin Moszkowicz
Production Company
Westside Filmproduktion/Krefeld,
Rat Pack Filmproduktion/Munich in
co-production with Constantin Film Produktion/Munich
Principal Cast
Nick Reimann, Fabian Halbig,
Manuel Steitz, Leonie Tepe,
Axel Stein, Jacob Matschenz,
Oktay Oezdemir, Nora Tschirner,
Smudo, Maria Schrader,
Martin Semmelrogge, Ralf Richter
Length/Format
98 min, colour
Festival Screenings
39th Giffoni International Children’s and Youth Film Festival. 8th International Film Festival ‘Nueva Mirada’ for Children and Youth, Buenos Aires. 5th Tel Aviv International Children’s Film Festival.
23rd Cinekid-International Film, Television and New Media Festival for Children and Young People, Amsterdam. 7th Istanbul International Children’s Film Festival. 26th Moscow International Film Festival For Children and Young People. 16th International Children’s Film Festival Hyderabad – THE GOLDEN ELEPHANT, India. 5th London Children’s Film Festival. 9th International Children’s Film Festival – JUST FILM / Tallinn International Film Festival BLACK NIGHTS - POEFF. 28th Oulu International Children’s Film Festival.
Awards
Children’s Jury Award, for Best Film, 5th Tel Aviv International Children’s Film Festival,
2009 WEISSER ELEFANT - Kinder Medienpreis,
KINDER TIGER - Kinder-Drehbuchpreis
Original Version
German
Subtitled Version
English
With backing from
German Federal Film Board (FFA), FilmFernsehFonds Bayern, Filmstiftung NRW
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Westside Filmproduktion GmbHThe screening will be preceded by the short My Very First Wedding.