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Fritzi: A Revolutionary Tale (2019)

Fritzi: A Revolutionary Tale poster
Original title
Fritzi – Eine Wendewundergeschichte
Directed by
Matthias Bruhn, Ralf Kukula
Genre
drama film, animated film
Country
Czech Republic, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
6
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 33 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A 12-year-old girl in East Germany becomes involved in the growing protests leading up to the fall of the Berlin Wall. The story follows her search for a missing friend and her dawning understanding of the political changes around her.

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What happens

Fritzi: A Revolutionary Tale (German: Fritzi - Eine Wendewundergeschichte) is a 2019 German-language animated film directed by Ralf Kukula and Matthias Bruhn about the Peaceful Revolution in Autumn 1989, told from the perspective of a twelve-year-old girl. A co-production between Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium the Czech Republic and Austria, the film is based on the 2009 German children's book Fritzi was There by Hanna Schott. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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