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Runtime: 84 min.
Production: Chorwacja/Belgia/Holandia , 2016
Category: action / adventure / drama / family / war
Release Date: 5 October 2018
Distribution: Bomba Film
Directed by: Nicole van Kilsdonk
Cast: Celeste Holsheimer, Matsen Montsma, Tihana Banovac
Ten-year-old Toda lives above the bakery with her father and grandmother. She is a joyful and resolute girl who loves to help dad bake bread and invent new delicious cookie names. However, one day everything changes: her father is unexpectedly called to defend his country. Toda must take a difficult, adventurous journey to the neighboring country where her mother lives. Along the way, he meets strange people and experiences absurd situations, he also finds a new friend. The film shows the cruelty of armed conflicts through the eyes of an innocent child. It is a universal story, full of warmth and humor, about growing up, escaping from war and seeking security.
Awards :
KinOdiseea, Bucharest 2016 - THE AWARD OF THE EUROPEAN CHILDREN'S ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDREN (ECFA) FOR THE BEST FILM
KinoKino - International Film Festival for Children, Zagreb 2017 - JURY AWARD
Cinekid, Amsterdam 2016 - AWARD FOR THE BEST DIRECT FAMILY FILM
Jeugdfilmfestival Vlaanderen Antwerp & Brugge 2017 - AWARD OF THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S FILMS (ECFA) FOR THE BEST FILM, AUDIENCE AWARD
"Nicole van Kilsdonk's film is a beautiful story about what an armed conflict is for a child. It is also a lesson in empathy and understanding for the fate of refugees "(www.filmjournal.com)