KIDS RUN
2020
a film by Barbara Ott
In co-production with ZDF - Das kleine Fernsehspiel and Storming Donkey Productions, in collaboration with TBA - The Beauty Aside
Supported by BKM, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW and DFFF.
German distributor: Farbfilm Verleih, World Sales: The Yellow Affair
In German theatres from 03.06.2021
SYNOPSIS:
The story of a former boxer Andi Jovanovic – a formidably strong character being tested to the core as he attempts to keep custody of his three children and provide for them while struggling as a day labourer. Threatened with eviction, Andi turns to his ex-girlfriend Sonja – the mother of his youngest child Fiou and the true love of his life. But after Andi loses his job, Sonja insists he must return the money, or she will stop him seeing Fiou. Andi hopes his problems will be solved if he can win an amateur boxing competition with a monetary prize to pay off the debt and prove himself worthy of reconciliation with Sonja and Fiou.
CAST:
Jannis Niewöhner, Lena Tronina, Eline Doenst, Giuseppe Bonvissuto, Carol Schuler, Sascha Geršak
TEAM:
Writer / Director: Barbara Ott
Producers: Gabriele Simon, Martin Heisler
Co-Producers: Stefanie Plattner, Ekrem Ergün
Co-Producers: Isa Prahl, Niklas Hlawatsch
Commissioning Editor: Burkhard Althoff
Director of Photography: Falko Lachmund
Editor: Gregory Schuchmann
Production Design: Christiane Krumwiede
Costume Design: Tina Eckhoff
Make Up Design: Marcus Michael, Elke Hahn
Sound: Robert Keilbar
Music: John Gürtler
WORLD PREMIERE 2020:
70. Berlinale - Perspektive Deutsches Kino - opening film
⭐︎ Nominated for the "GWFF Best Debut Film"
FESTIVALS 2020:
Filmmuseum Potsdam, Spotlight Berlinale
Manchester Film Festival, UK
Sydney Film Festival - Europe! Voices of Women in Film, Australia
New Zealand International Film Festival, New Zealand
Giffoni Film Festival, Italy
Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival, Ukraine
Carl International Film Festival, Sweden
Fünf-Seen-Festival, Starnberg
Filmfestival Cologne
Warschau International Film Festival, Poland
Braunschweig International Film Festival
★ special mention at the KINEMA award of the German-French youth jury
Filmz Festival des deutschen Films, Mainz
★ awarded with the audience award
AWARDS:
★ Script nominated for the Thomas-Strittmatter-Award
★ Winner of BEST ENSEMBLE at the German Actors Awards
⭐︎ Nominated for the MFG Star at FernsehfilmFestival Baden-Baden
✩ Preselected for the German Film Awards