Story
Vienna 1945; the end of the Second World War through the eyes of 10-year old Christine. Bombed out of her home and completely destitute, she and her mother flee to a villa in Neuwaldegg. Later, they’re joined by her father who has deserted. Together, they long for the war to end. After the Nazi capitulation, Red Army soldiers are quartered in the house. Everyone is scared of the Russians, as they’re supposed to be unpredictable – only Christine isn’t. For her, the general anarchy is like a great adventure. Cheeky and inquisitive, she explores her surroundings and the new arrivals – and finds afriend in the Russian cook Cohn. Maikäfer flieg is the filmed adaptation of the autobiography of Christine Nöstlinger,a well-known writer of children’s books, and portrays the end of the war through the bizarre, imaginative gaze of a child.
Director
Mirjam Unger (*1970) studierte Regie an der Filmakademie Wien. Für ihren ersten Dokumentarfilm Vienna’s Lost Daughters(FILMFEST HAMBURG 007) wurde sie bei der Diagonale in Graz mit demPublikumspreis ausgezeichnet. 2013 zeigte FILMFEST HAMBURG hr Musikerinnen-Porträt Oh Yeah, She Performs!.Trailer
Info
Maikäfer flieg
Fiction Feature
German
Eurovisuell,Michel//FF2016
Austria
2016
109 min
OV with English subtitles
Mirjam Unger
Sandra Bohle, Mirjam Unger
Zita Gaier, Ursula Strauss, Gerald Votava, Konstantin Khabensky, Krista Stadler, Heinz Marecek, Paula Brunner, Bettina Mittendorfer, Lino Gaier, Denis Burgazliev, Ivan Shvedoff, Markus Schwärzer, Lissy Pernthaler, Hilde Dalik
Gabriele Kranzelbinder
Eva Testor
Niki Mossböck
Eva Jantschitsch
Katharina Wöppermann
Autlook
KGP Kranzelbinder Gabriele Production
Julia Norz, KGP Kranzelbinder Gabriele Production: welcome@kgp.co.at