Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2018

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Capt'n Sharky (Country: Germany; Year: 2018; Director: Jan Stoltz, Hubert Weiland; Writer: Mark Slater, Gabriele Walther; Stars: Norman Endres, Jule Hermann, Anton Petzold, Axel Prahl, Rebecca Walsh, Norman Endres, Jule Hermann, Anton Petzold, Axel Prahl, Rebecca Walsh)
Animation about a boy who believes he is the most fearsome pirate of the seven seas.
The Day Of Chocolate (Dzien czekolady) (Country: Poland; Year: 2018; Director: Jacek Piotr Blawut; Writer: Jacek Piotr Blawut, Anna Onichimowska, Anna Onichimowska; Stars: Julia Odzimek, Leo Stubbs, Dawid Ogrodnik, Katarzyna Kwiatkowska, Witold Debicki, Magdalena Cielecka, Barbara Kurzaj, Tomasz Sobczak, Katarzyna Zawadzka, Marek Bukowski, Tomasz Kot, Wirginia Szmit, Wladyslaw Grzywna, Anna Grazyna Suchocka, Mala Justyna Yan-Kalinska)
A boy and his neighbour go on an adventure.
Eva's Christmas Mission (Eia jõulud Tondikakul) (Country: Estonia; Year: 2018; Director: Anu Aun; Writer: Anu Aun; Stars: Paula Rits, Siim Oskar Ots, Liis Lemsalu, Jaan Rekkor, Juhan Ulfsak, Märt Pius, Priit Pius)
Children’s adventure film follows a 10-year-old Eia, whose Christmas holiday is taking an unexpected turn, after being brought to mysterious farm in rural South-Estonia.
World premiere
The Falcons (Víti í Vestmannaeyjum) (Country: Iceland; Year: 2018; Director: Bragi Thor Hinriksson; Writer: Ottó Geir Borg, Jóhann Ævar Grímsson, Gunnar Helgason; Stars: Baldur Björn Arnarsson, Viktor Benóný Benediktsson, Auðunn Blöndal, Friðrik Friðriksson, Þórður Kalman Friðriksson, Óli Gunnar Gunnarsson, Egill Helgi Guðjónsson, Stefán Bogi Guðjónsson, Páll Steinar Guðnason, Gunnar Hansson, Arnar Harðarson, Sigurður Kári Harðarson, Ísey Heiðarsóttir, Katrín Ynja Hrafnkelsdóttir, Þórður Hólm Hálfdánarson)
Every year, a major football tournament for kids takes place and ten-year-old Jón is competing. He will have to grow up faster than he expected.
Los Bando (Country: Norway, Sweden; Year: 2018; Director: Christian Lo; Writer: Arild Tryggestad; Stars: Vera Vitali, Stig Henrik Hoff, Ine F. Jansen, Ingar Helge Gimle, Jonas Hoff Oftebro, Frank Kjosås, Nils Ole Oftebro, Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby, Zahid Ali, Tage Johansen Hogness, Tiril Marie Høistad Berger, Ingrid J. Nordby, Torkil Torsvik, Jakob Dyrud, Idar Rolland)
A band face a race against time... to find a bass player and get to the contest of a lifetime.
Lucia's Christmas (Julemandens Datter) (Country: Denmark; Year: 2018; Director: Christian Dyekjær; Writer: Uffe Rørbæk Madsen; Stars: Ella Testa Kusk, Peter Sejer Winther, Martin Buch, Mia Lyhne, Ulf Pilgaard, Nicolaj Kopernikus, Kristian Halken, Anders Brink Madsen, Peter Gantzler, Mette Lysdahl, Kristian Fjord, Julie Agnete Vang, Mette Agnete Horn, Gemma Karlsen, Hans Holtegaard)
When a girl says she wants to become Father Christmas, she is set a task to fulfil a wish... that will mean she has to track down the evil Krampus.
Matti And Sami And The Three Biggest Mistakes In The Universe (Matti & Sami und die drei größten Fehler des Universums) (Country: Germany, Finland; Year: 2018; Director: Stefan Westerwelle; Writer: Salah Naoura, Ingo Schuenemann, Stefan Westerwelle; Stars: Mikke Emil Rasch, Nick Holaschke, Sabine Timoteo, Tommi Korpela, Roy Peter Link, Eero Milonoff, Eeva Soivio, Bendix Hansen, Ramona Kunze-Libnow, Doris Kunstmann, Tristan Göbel, Olivia Jones, Meri Koivisto, Vesa Wallgren, Mikke Emil Rasch)
A boy desperate for a family holiday convinces his parents he has won the lottery... but things don't quite go as he hoped.
Super Furball (Supermarsu) (Country: Finland; Year: 2018; Director: Joona Tena; Writer: Paula Noronen, Paula Noronen, Joona Tena; Stars: Ella Jäppinen, Viljami Lahti, Essi Hellén, Eero Ritala, Arttu Wiskari, Tommi Korpela, Kari Hietalahti, Jon Jon Geitel, Pirjo Heikkilä, Sam Huber, Julius Lehto, Stella Leppikorpi, Pirjo Lonka, Tiina Lymi, Matti Onnismaa)
After a young girl is bitten by a guinea pig, she finds herself embarking on a great adventure.
Wildwitch (Vildheks) (Country: Denmark, Norway, Hungary, Czech Republic; Year: 2018; Director: Kaspar Munk; Writer: Poul Berg, Bo Hr. Hansen, Kaspar Munk, Lene Kaaberbøl; Stars: Gerda Lie Kaas, Sonja Richter, Signe Egholm Olsen, Vera Mi Fernandez Bachmann, Albert Werner Rønhard, May Simón Lifschitz, Henrik Mestad, Vera Torpp Larsson, Elvira Glahn, Marie Lund Asholt, Martin Hylander Brucker, Kit Eichler, Emma Karla Munk Henriksen, Peder Holm Johansen, Ulla Jessen)
12-year-old Clara is just like any other girl until one day a mysterious black cat scratches her. Clara soon discovers that she can communicate with the cat and that she belongs to a family of Wild Witches.
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