ARLETTE. COURAGE IS A MUSCLE

Director: Florian Hoffmann
Screenplay: Florian Hoffmann
Cinematographer: Katharina Diessner, Mathilda Mester
Editor: Sven Kulik
Producer: Tim Oliver Schultz
 
Distribution/Sales: Florian Hoffmann,florianhoffmann@gmx.de
 
 
Synopsis:
 A journey from Africa to Berlin turns into an unexpected journey from childhood to adulthood. The film centers around Arlette, a 15-year old girl from the Central African Republic who suffered severe injuries during the last war. In Berlin a surgery frees her from her year-long pain. This changes her both physically and mentally: suddenly Arlette is in her puberty.
 
Filmography:
 
HOTEL DER DIKTATOREN ,2015
ARLETTE. MUT IST EIN MUSKEL ,2015
 
Festivals and Awards:  46^th VISION DU REÉL ,2015 )
39^th DUISBURGER FILMWOCHE ,2015
26^th KINOFEST LÜNEN*YOUTH JURY AWARD)
28^th INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL AMSTERDAM ,2015)
15^th DOCPOINT HELSINKI DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL 2015
32^nd INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL “SARAJEVO WINTER 2016”
13^th DOKUMENTARFILMWOCHE HAMBURG
STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL JUNIOR
12^th ACHTUNG BERLIN – NEW BERLIN FILM AWARD, PREIS DER ÖKUMENISCHEN JURY LOBENDE ERWÄHNUNG*
*PREIS FÜR DIE BESTE BILDGESTALTUNG IM BEREICH DOKUMENTARFILM*