Summer Rebels
Childhood • 1h 32m
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Cinekid Film Festival
Goa International Film Festival
11-year-old Jonas (Eliás Vyskocil) longs to spend summer shooting rabbits and exploring the Slovakian countryside with his cool Grandpa Bernard, but his mother has already made alternate vacation plans. Despite this, Jonas sneaks away, taking the train by himself to his grandpa’s charming little town in Slovakia. On arrival, he discovers that cool grandpa has become grumpy grandpa, and the adventures Jonas longed for fail to materialise. Luckily, neighbor Alex (Liana Pavlíková) befriends Jonas and together they create their own rebellious adventures, creating chaos in the process. Beautifully shot, with a charming, uplifting soundtrack, Summer Rebels is an enormously endearing, warmhearted comedy.
Germany, Slovakia - 2020 - 1h 32m
Directed By: Martina Sakova
Written By: Martina Sakova, Sülke Schulz
Starring: Eliás Vyskocil, Liana Pavlíková, Pavel Nový
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