Kiet Engels is the kind of teacher one wishes every schoolchild could have. She is strict but never harsh. She is loving but never soft. Her patience is endless. Miss Kiet's pupils have only just arrived in Holland. Many are refugees. Everything is new and confusing. Some are quarrelsome and headstrong at first. However, Miss Kiet's firm but loving hand brings calm and awakens interest.
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Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo Dounia et la princesse d'Alep
Marya Zarif, André Kadi
Monday, 29. 04. 2024 / 10:00 / Main Hall
Dounia is 6 years old. She lives in Aleppo, a thousand-year-old legendary city in the heart of the world. But one day, war breaks out… So she leaves Aleppo with a few nigella seeds in her hand. With the help of the princess of Aleppo, Dounia makes the journey to a new world.
The Boy and the Heron Kimitachi wa do ikiru ka
Hayao Miyazaki
Monday, 29. 04. 2024 / 15:15 / Main Hall
The great Hayao Miyazaki returns with a deeply personal, autobiographical fantasy about life, death, and the art of creating. The winner of this year’s Oscar for animated feature is a film full of breathtaking beauty, mischievous humour, and gentle melancholy.
Radical Radical
Christopher Zalla
Monday, 29. 04. 2024 / 17:50 / Main Hall
“There are so many people in the world who never get a chance. This is a story about what happens when they do.” Based on a true story about an unconventional Mexican teacher, Radical won the audience award at the Sundance Festival.