Estonian premiere

Kalle Kosmonaut

Local title
Kalle Kosmonaut
Director
Tine Kugler, Günther Kurth
Country
Germany
Year
2022
Programme
Children's Rights Programme
Genre
drama
Subject
life on the streets, poverty, fatherhood

Boyhood in Berlin. A coming-of-age story that takes place in the neighborhood around the Allee der Kosmonauten (Alley of the Cosmonauts), over a period of 10 years. A 16-year-old boy wanders through a wasteland in Berlin. He regrets a momentous act that will change his life significantly. "I really don't know how it all started..." We begin when Kalle is 10 years old. Alone at night in his ´hood. His first love. His Jugendweihe (civic initiation ceremony). Dangerous dares on the city’s district heating pipes. Friendships and weddings. Trial, conviction, jail. The world outside keeps on turning. Grandpa misses he GDR. Grandma defeats her addiction. Mother lets off fireworks on Kalle’s 18th birthday. The policewoman watches over their neighborhood. After his return from prison, Kalle begins a breathless journey back to himself. The film is a hybrid of direct cinema, graphic novel and in-depth conversations - a long-term observation documentary and an animated journey through Kalle's head. A radically honest and at the same time poetic reflection on love, family, fate and guilt - carried by the hope for a better life.

Age recommendation: 12+

Director
Tine Kugler, Günther Kurth
Producer
Tine Kugler, Günther Kurth
DoP
Günther Kurth
Editor
Jörg Schneider, Lucas Schmidt
Composer
Saeyun Jung
Music
Philip Bradatsch
Sound
Patrick Veigel, Nikolas Mühe, Tine Kugler
Animation
Alireza Darvish
Production
KMOTO, ZDF – Das kleine Fernsehspiel
World sales
KMOTO
Runtime
1h 38m
Language
German
Subtitles
Estonian, English
Other festivals
Chicago, Berlin, Munich
Director
Tine Kugler

Filmograafia Valik/Selected: Pascal allein zu Haus (2011, doc), Alpfieber (2013, doc), Willkommen in Deutschland (2015, doc), Nur die eine Welt (2019, doc), Kalle Kosmonaut (2022, doc)

Director
Günther Kurth

Filmograafia Valik/Selected: Pascal allein zu Haus (2011, doc), Schätze aus der Tonne (2012, doc), Araber im Allgäu (2015, doc), Nur die eine Welt (2019, doc), Kalle Kosmonaut (2022, doc)

Screenings

18th Nov, Friday
14:00
7th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening080503 / Kalle Kosmonaut
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Q&A guestsTine Kugler, Günther Kurth
Q&A duration0h 15m
Screening duration1h 58m
20th Nov, Sunday
13:45
3rd Hall Apollo Kino Solaris
Screening101202 / Kalle Kosmonaut
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Q&A guestsTine Kugler (Film Director, Head of Production) Günther Kurth (Film Director)
Q&A duration0h 10m
Screening duration1h 53m
24th Nov, Thursday
14:45
3rd Hall Apollo Kino Solaris
Screening141202 / Kalle Kosmonaut
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Screening duration1h 43m
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