Fritzi – A Revolutionary Tale

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Fritzi: A Revolutionary Tale
Directed by [de]
Matthias Bruhn
Screenplay byBeate Völcker
Péter Palátsik
Produced by
  • Richard Lutterbeck
  • Ralf Kukula
  • Patrick Quinet
  • Stéphane Quinet
  • Pierre Urbain
  • Martin Vandas,
  • Alena Vandasová
  •  [de]
  •  [de]
  •  [de]
Edited byStefan Urlaß
Music by [de]
Production
companies
Balance Film GmbH
Trickstudio Lutterbeck GmbH
Doghouse Films
Artémis Productions
Maur Film
Release date
30 September 2019
Running time
86 minutes[1]
CountriesGermany
Luxembourg
Belgium
Czech Republic
LanguageEnglish
Box office$375,689[2]

Fritzi: A Revolutionary Tale (German: Fritzi - Eine Wendewundergeschichte) is a 2019 English-language animated film directed by  [de] 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 and the Czech Republic, the film is based on the 2009 German children's book Fritzi was There by Hanna Schott.[4] The film concerns twelve-year-old Fritzi, who lovingly takes care of her best friend Sophie's dog Sputnik while Sophie's family is on vacation in Hungary. When Sophie does not return, Fritzi and Sputnik set out in search of her.[5]

Voice cast[]

  • Naomi Hadad as Fritzi
  • Ben Hadad as Bela
  • Jördis Triebel as Julia
  •  [de] as Frau Liesegang
  • Winfried Glatzeder as police officer
  •  [de] 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]

References[]

  1. ^ Fritzi: A Revolutionary Tale. Press release, FBW. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. ^ Fritzi: A Revolutionary Tale at Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. ^ Hoffman, Katrin (22 September 2019) Kritik zu Fritzi: Eine Wendewundergeschichte. (in German). epd-film.de. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. ^ Kroustallis, Vassilis (12 November 2019) Fritzi A Revolutionary Tale: Interview with Ralf Kukula & Matthias Bruhn. Zippy Frames. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  5. ^ Krämer, Ralf (10 October 2019) Unwirklich fern: „Fritzi - Eine Wendewundergeschichte”. Berliner Morgenpost. (in German). Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  6. ^ https://www.vdfk.de/w%EF%BB%BFintermaerchen-erhaelt-den-preis-der-deutschen-filmkritik-2019-alle-gewinner-2583
  7. ^ Preis des MDR-Rundfunkrates 2020 geht an "Fritzi - Eine Wendewundergeschichte", 25 September 2020. (in German). MDR Rundfunkrat. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  8. ^ „Fritzi - Eine Wendewundergeschichte” Prämiert, 9 June 2020. (in German). German Cancer Aid. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

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