Fritzi – A Revolutionary Tale Explained
| Fritzi: A Revolutionary Tale |
| Director: |
Matthias Bruhn |
| Producer: | - Richard Lutterbeck
- Ralf Kukula
- Patrick Quinet
- Stéphane Quinet
- Pierre Urbain
- Martin Vandas,
- Alena Vandasová
|
| Screenplay: | Beate Völcker
Péter Palátsik |
| Editing: | Stefan Urlaß |
| Production Companies: | Balance Film GmbH
Trickstudio Lutterbeck GmbH
Doghouse Films
Artémis Productions
Maur Film |
| Runtime: | 86 minutes[1] |
| Country: | Germany
Luxembourg
Belgium
Czech Republic |
| Language: | German |
| Gross: | $375,689[2] |
Fritzi: A Revolutionary Tale (German: '''Fritzi - Eine Wendewundergeschichte''') is a 2019 German-language animated film directed by and Matthias Bruhn about the Peaceful Revolution in Autumn 1989, told from the perspective of a twelve-year-old girl.[3] A co-production between Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium the Czech Republic and Austria. the film is based on the 2009 German children's book Fritzi was There by Hanna Schott.[4]
Premise
1989 in East Germany. Twelve-year-old Fritzi lovingly takes care of her best friend Sophie's dog Sputnik while Sophie's family is on vacation in Hungary. But when Sophie does not return, Fritzi and Sputnik set out in search of her.[5] The film tells the story of the protests of the citizens against the Communist SED regime of Erich Honecker and Egon Krenz until the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989.
Voice cast
- Naomi Hadad as Fritzi
- Ben Hadad as Bela
- Jördis Triebel as Julia
- as Frau Liesegang
- Winfried Glatzeder as police officer
- as Klaus
- Amelie Sophie von Redecke as Sophie
- Jan Treviño Kräling as Hanno
Awards
- 2019: Preis der deutschen Filmkritik – Best children's film, awarded by the German Film Critics Association[6]
- 2020: Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk – Best screenplay at the 28th Goldener Spatz children's media festival in Erfurt[7]
- 2020: "Rauchfrei-Siegel" by the German Cancer Aid and the Non-Smoking Action Alliance as the film "...deliberately dispenses with smoking characters and thus serves as a role model, especially for young people."[8]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.fbw-filmbewertung.com/film/fritzi_eine_wendewundergeschichte Fritzi: A Revolutionary Tale
- https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt9805160/ Fritzi: A Revolutionary Tale
- Hoffman, Katrin (22 September 2019) Kritik zu Fritzi: Eine Wendewundergeschichte. (in German). epd-film.de. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- Kroustallis, Vassilis (12 November 2019) Fritzi A Revolutionary Tale: Interview with Ralf Kukula & Matthias Bruhn . Zippy Frames. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- Krämer, Ralf (10 October 2019) Unwirklich fern: „Fritzi - Eine Wendewundergeschichte”. Berliner Morgenpost. (in German). Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- Web site: "W intermärchen" erhält den Preis der deutschen Filmkritik 2019 – Alle Gewinner. 24 February 2020.
- https://www.mdr.de/mdr-rundfunkrat/presseinformationen/drehbuchpreis-mdr-rundfunkrat-animationsfilm-fritzi-wendewundergeschichte-100.html Preis des MDR-Rundfunkrates 2020 geht an "Fritzi - Eine Wendewundergeschichte"
- https://www.krebshilfe.de/informieren/presse/pressemitteilungen/fritzi-eine-wendewundergeschichte-praemiert/ „Fritzi - Eine Wendewundergeschichte” Prämiert
