Soccer-industry mogul Franz travels to Addis Ababa on a promotional tour, hoping to save his damaged reputation. Admassu is a 12-year old street kid, hoping to get the chance to show off his fancy footwork to the big boss himself. But when Franz brushes him aside, Admassu talks a rag-tag group of thugs into "kidnapping" the Swiss head honcho, while secretly planning to serve as his liberator-effectively forcing him to open the doors to the big leagues. But not everything goes according to plan in this charming crowd-pleaser, and the odd couple end up lost in the Ethiopian wilderness, fighting to make it back to Addis Ababa. A joyous film for the whole family.

Ethiopia/Switzerland, 2013, color, 90 min, DCP. In English and Amharic with English subtitles. NOT RATED (Recommended for ages 8 and up.)

starring Stefan Gubser, Henok Tadele, Kenny Allen, Rahel Teshome

DIR/PROD
Stefan Jäger;

SCR
Ephrem Alemu, Mikyias Efram, Oliver Keidel, Abiange Tahun;

PROD
Stefan Gubser.

Directed by: Stefan Jäger
Written by: Mikyias Efram, Ephrem Alemu, Abiange Tahun, Oliver Keidel (based on an idea by Stefan Jäger)

World Premiere: August 2013
Original Version: Amharic/English (german/english subtitles), colour, DCP, 90 min.

Production: tellfilm GmbH, Blue Nile Film and Television Academy
Producer: Stefan Jäger, Stefan Gubser (tellfilm GmbH)
Executive Producer: Abraham Haile Biru (Blue Nile Film and Television Academy)

Cinematography: Abraham Haile Biru, Richard Grell
Editing: Robin Wenger, Nahom Girma Abebe, Emebet Dagne Reda
Location Sound Mix: Ed Cantú, André Zacher
Sound Editing: André Zacher
Sound Design: André Zacher
Rerecording Sound Mix: André Zacher
Music: Kenny Allen, Angelo Berardi, Oliver Keidel
Art Direction: Meron Kassahun Daba, Rakeb Alemayehu Mersha
Costumes: Catherine Schneider, Meron Kassahun Daba, Rakeb Alemayehu Mersha
Director of Casting: Dirbdil Assefa Akirso

Cast
Stefan Gubser
Henok Tadele
Kenny Allen
Rahel Teshome

World Sales: Attraction Distribution
Distribution Switzerland: Stamm-Film AG

Awards
Madrid, Festival Internacional de Cine para Infancia y la Juventud, Mención Especial del Jurado 2013


2014| 10th Annual New African Films Festival in WASHINGTON DC, Usa
* Selection
* Showing: March 15, 1:00 PM
http://transafrica.org/events/2014/2/14/new-african-films-festival

* Madrid, Festival Internacional de Cine para Infancia y la Juventud Madrid, Competition, 18.11.2013 - 23.11.2013

* Frankfurt am Main, 36. LUCAS Internationales Kinderfilmfestival Frankfurt, Competition, 22.09.2013 - 29.09.2013

* Lausanne, 8e Festival Cinémas D'Afrique, 22.08.2013 - 25.08.2013

* Giffoni Valle Piana (Salerno), 43rd Giffoni Film Festival, Competition, 19.07.2013 - 28.07.2013


Source:
www.swissfilms.ch/en/film_search/filmdetails/-/id_film/2146547356



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DE

Der umstrittene Schweizer Fussball-Magnat Franz Arnold kommt in die äthiopische Hauptstadt Addis Abeba. In einer Kampagne will er seinen Sport als Inspiration für Hoffnung verkaufen. Für den 12-jährigen Strassenjungen Admassu ist das ein Wink des Schicksals. Er scheint seinem Traum, Fussballer in Europa zu werden, so nahe wie nie zuvor. Als die Kontaktaufnahme scheitert, entschliesst sich der Junge kurzerhand, den Fussball-Boss entführen zu lassen, um ihn anschliessend retten zu können. Doch die Aktion läuft aus dem Ruder.

by Stefan Jäger

Switzerland / Ethiopia, August 2013

Source:
www.swissfilms.ch/de/film_search/filmdetails/-/id_film/2146547356