Underplayed Gems

Waterbomb for the Fat Tomcat (2004)

Waterbomb for the Fat Tomcat poster
Original title
Ūdensbumba resnajam runcim
Directed by
Varis Brasla
Genre
comedy film, family film
Country
Latvia, Estonia
Runtime
1h 16m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A teenage girl does her best to fit into a new town and make friends. She gets tangled up in small adventures and stands up for herself against adults who do not understand her.

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What happens

Waterbomb for the Fat Tomcat (Latvian: Ūdensbumba resnajam runcim, Estonian: Veepomm paksule kõutsile) is a 2004 Latvian/Estonian Latvian language film directed by Varis Brasla, starring Baiba Broka, Jānis Paukštello, and Artūrs Skrastiņš. The screenplay is based on the teenage novel Das Mädchen, mit dem die Kinder nicht verkehren durften (1936) by German writer Irmgard Keun. The film was awarded the Latvian National Film Prize Lielais Kristaps in 2005 as the best film of the year. In 2004 it also received award in Chicago International Children's Film Festival as the best live-action feature film or video. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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