Germany, 1933: Little Anna Kemper lives with her family in Berlin. Since her father, a famous theatre critic, is an open opponent of the National Socialists, he has to flee to Zurich after Hitler's seizure of power. The mother, Anna and her twelve-year-old brother soon follow him. Because there is hardly any time to prepare the escape, Anna has to leave her beloved plush rabbit behind. In Switzerland the family finds no permanent home and is forced to flee via Paris to London. Again and again Anna and her family have to adapt to the constantly changing circumstances, they are confronted with new challenges and especially with privations. Nevertheless, Anna tries not to lose her courage.
The film is an adaptation of the bestselling novel of the same name by Judith Kerr.
Caroline Link's career as a director began with immediate success both at the national and international level when her first feature film BEYOND SILENCE (1996) was nominated for an Academy Award® as Best Foreign Language Film in 1997. After completing her second feature film, ANNALUISE AND ANTON (1999), a children’s movie based on the Erich Kästner novel of the same name, she directed NOWHERE IN AFRICA (2001), which won the Academy Award® for Best Foreign Language Film in 2003. In 2013, she directed EXIT MARRAKECH, which premiered as a Special Presentation at the Toronto IFF and won the Gryphon Award for Best Film at the Giffoni IFF. ALL ABOUT ME (2018), telling the childhood story of the German entertainer Hape Kerkeling, was Link’s most successful film so far and received numerous awards.
SCHEDULE AND VENUE
Film screening
15 December 2021, 6pm
Al Bustan Hotel, Muscat
Free entry