Film: Heidi – Goethe-Institut New Zealand

Please note: Due to varying school groups, only a few individual seats are available for this lunchtime show.
HEIDI also runs on Sunday, October 16 at 3:30 p.m.
HEIDI will be shown in cinemas regularly starting October 20.

Heidi
Switzerland/Germany 2015 (Family Film)


Awards (Selection): German Film Award 2016 (Best Children's Feature Film)


Director: Alain Gsponer
Screenplay: Petra Biondina Volpe, based on the book by Johanna Spyri
Camera: Matthias Fleischer
Editing: Michael Shearer
Music: Nikki Rizer
Starring: Bruno Ganz, Anouk Steffen, Katharina Schüttler, Gila Haas, Peter Lohmer, Hannelore Höger, Keren Agrippi
Producers: Ulrich Butz, Jacob Clausen, Reto Charli, Jens Oberwetter, Lucas Hoppe
Duration: 110 minutes
Languages: Swiss German/German with English subtitles
Rating: PG

A new adaptation of the classic children's book: The little orphan girl Heidi lives with her grandfather Mohe in a wooden cabin in the Swiss mountains. She prefers to spend her time with her best friend Peter the goat. Together they herd goats and wander through the Alpine meadows and through the forests. However, one day Heidi's aunt Ditte shows up to take the girl to Frankfurt: there she is supposed to live with the wealthy Sissmann family and serve as a playmate for her daughter Klara, who is confined to a wheelchair. At the same time, she and Klara are supposed to learn to read and write with the strict governess Miss Rottenmeyer. It doesn't take long before Heidi and Klara become best friends and play many pranks on Miss Rottenmeyer. The kind Mr. Sissmann also takes the girl deep into his heart. However, Heidi longs for the mountains and for her grandfather to return.

Source: Filmportal.de

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