Fritzi: A Revolutionary Tale (2019)
Fritzi - Eine Wendewundergeschichte (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 26min
- Animation, Family
- 09 Oct 2019 (Germany)
- Movie
East Germany, 1989. 12 year old Fritzi takes care of her best friend Sophie's dog Sputnik, while Sophie's family is on summer vacation in Hungary. When Sophie doesn't come back from vacation, Fritzi and Sputnik set out in search of her.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 2 nominations.
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Ali Lyons | ... |
Fritzi (voice)
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Oisin Conroy | ... |
Bela (voice)
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Lucy Carolan | ... |
Sophie (voice)
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James O'Donohue | ... |
Benni (voice)
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Nicola Lindsay | ... |
Liesegang (voice)
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| Hugh O'Conor | ... |
Klaus (voice)
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Aoibhín Murphy | ... |
Julia (voice)
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| Paul Tylak | ... |
Stasi Officer (voice)
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Amy Potter | ... |
Kati (voice)
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Louise O'Meara | ... |
Travel Agent (voice)
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Sarah Poynton | ... |
Birgit (voice)
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Grainne Browne | ... |
Moni (voice)
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Aliza Wardell | ... |
Hanno (voice)
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| Allan Keating | ... |
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Jasmine Dugmore | ... |
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Curtis Light | ... |
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Bea van Bever | ... |
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Erik Lambert | ... |
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Aline Dugmore | ... |
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Niamh Moroney | ... |
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Alisha van Bever | ... |
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Martin Swabey | ... |
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Lee Kossmann | ... |
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Blaise Landsbert-Noon | ... |
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Sergej Sky | ... |
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| Jan Debski | ... |
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| Gaëtan Wenders | ... |
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Muireann Ryan | ... |
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Ryan Brodie | ... |
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Selyan d'Oreye Deln | ... |
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Barry Cullen | ... |
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Richard Wells | ... |
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Elsa Tarlton | ... |
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Jane Beever | ... |
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Zeno Carola | ... |
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Julian Hills | ... |
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Cathy Smith | ... |
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| Jonathon Sawdon | ... |
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Ben Hadad | ... |
Bela (voice)
(as Ben Haddad)
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Naomi Hadad | ... |
Fritzi (voice)
(as Naomi Haddad)
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Katharina Lopinski | ... |
Frau Liesegang (voice)
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Jonas Schmidt-Foss | ... |
Benni (voice)
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Amelie Sophie von Redecke | ... |
Sophie (voice)
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Directed by
| Matthias Bruhn | ||
| Ralf Kukula | ||
Written by
| Beate Völcker | ... | (screenplay) |
| Péter Palátsik | ... | (co-writer) |
| Hannah Schott | ... | (novel "Fritzi war dabei") & |
| Gerda Raidt | ... | (illustrated book "Fritzi war dabei") |
Produced by
| Matthias Bruhn | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Sebastian Debertin | ... | co-producer: KiKA |
| Anke Gerstel | ... | co-producer: MDR |
| Holger Hermesmeyer | ... | co-producer: NDR |
| Barbara Häbe | ... | co-producer: ARTE |
| Ralf Kukula | ... | producer |
| Anke Lindemann | ... | co-producer: MDR |
| Philippe Logie | ... | co-producer: VOO & Be tv |
| Richard Lutterbeck | ... | producer |
| Maria Motovska | ... | assistant producer |
| David Mouraire | ... | line producer |
| Brigitta Mühlenbeck | ... | co-producer: WDR |
| André Naumann | ... | line producer: MDR |
| Astrid Plenk | ... | co-producer: KiKA (as Dr. Astrid Plenk) |
| Patrick Quinet | ... | producer |
| Stephane Quinet | ... | producer (as Stéphane Quinet) |
| Johannes Schiehsl | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Tina Sicker | ... | co-producer: KiKA |
| Benjamin Swiczinsky | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Conrad Tambour | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Pierre Urbain | ... | producer |
| Martin Vandas | ... | producer |
| Alena Vandasová | ... | producer |
| Arlette Zylberberg | ... | co-producer: RTBF Télévision belge |
Music by
| André Dziezuk | ||
Editing by
| Stefan Urlaß | ||
Editorial Department
| Tim Kiessig | ... | colorist |
Art Direction by
| Alexander Tiedtke | ... | (as Alex Tiedtke) |
Production Management
| Christian Asmussen | ... | production manager |
| Sabine Kraft | ... | production manager |
| Karsten Matern | ... | production manager |
| Julien Melebeck | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Vinciane Strepenne | ... | production manager |
| Marcela Vrátilová | ... | production manager |
| Nicole Zscherny | ... | production manager: MDR |
| Georg Aschauer | ... | production manager: Project Development (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| David Degrande | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Andreas Heinrich | ... | set designer |
| Andre Martini | ... | key set designer |
| Johannes Muecke | ... | concept artist / set designer |
| Manuel Schröder | ... | set designer |
| Alexander Tiedtke | ... | storyboard artist |
Sound Department
| Quentin Collette | ... | sound designer |
| François Dumont | ... | sound designer |
| Jérémy Hassid | ... | sound designer |
| Florian Marquardt | ... | foley artist: cars |
| Jo Masset | ... | post-synchronisation |
| Kyle Masterson-Silvestro | ... | sound recordist |
| Luc Thomas | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Philippe van Leer | ... | foley artist |
| Andreas Vorwerk | ... | foley edior |
Visual Effects by
| Ryan Bardoul | ... | digital compositor |
| Barthelemy Beaux | ... | digital compositor |
| Kevin Berthonneau | ... | vehicle modelling supervisor |
| Adrien Courouble | ... | cg artist: Mikros |
| Thomas Deffet | ... | modeler |
| Bernard Devillers | ... | visual effect executive producer |
| Gaël Durant | ... | visual effect executive producer |
| Philippe Frère | ... | digital compositor |
| Morgan Hardy | ... | digital compositor |
| Chiara Pontuali | ... | digital compositor |
| Maria Redondo | ... | compositor |
| Stephane Thibert | ... | head of vfx studio |
| Geraldine Thiriart | ... | visual effects producer |
Animation Department
| Randy Agostini | ... | 2d fx animation |
| Catherine Arhab | ... | background artist |
| Nora Back | ... | animator |
| Manu Batot | ... | 3d animation |
| Marie Baud | ... | layout artist |
| Kevin Berthonneau | ... | 3d modeling (as Kévin Berthonneau) / texturing supervisor (as Kévin Berthonneau) |
| Jan Bohuslav | ... | animator |
| Robert Brand | ... | key background designer |
| Aron Bremer | ... | pre-compositing |
| Julia Briemle | ... | storyboard artist |
| Rémi Bruschini | ... | technical supervisor |
| Yilun Chen Ceslik | ... | animator (as Yilun Chen-Ceslik) |
| Pauline Chiou | ... | background artist |
| Anna Chrzanowska-Pilarska | ... | clean-up artist / inbetween artist / ink and paint artist |
| Thibaut Couwenbergh | ... | compositing supervisor |
| Sándor Csányi | ... | animator |
| Hans Devolder | ... | layout artist |
| Conny Freche | ... | background artist: moods |
| Benoît Féroumont | ... | key character designer (as Benoit Feroumont) |
| Tobias Gembalski | ... | animator |
| Lukás Glaser | ... | animator |
| Ulf Grenzer | ... | animation supervisor |
| Oszkár Hernádi | ... | animator |
| Christoph Horch | ... | animator |
| Sven Höffer | ... | layout supervisor |
| Olaf Kamin | ... | animator |
| Virág Kiss | ... | animator |
| Patrick Knott | ... | pre-compositing |
| Mihály Kosaras | ... | animator |
| Adela Kovarova | ... | animator (as Adéla Kovárová) |
| Martin Kukal | ... | animator |
| Larisa Lauber | ... | animator |
| Ruediger Lensing | ... | checking supervisor (as Rüdiger Lensing) |
| Francie Liebschner | ... | checking supervisor |
| Kim Liersch | ... | animator |
| Arthur Loyen | ... | background artist |
| Julien Maingard | ... | 3d animation |
| Julien Mariette | ... | layout artist (as Julien Marietta) |
| Gábor Matyi | ... | animator |
| Sofiia Melnyk | ... | animator |
| Michael Monaghan | ... | supervising layout artist |
| Mike Monaghan | ... | layout supervisor |
| Nicolas Moreau | ... | character designer |
| Mandy Müller | ... | animator |
| Ingrid Nackers | ... | background artist |
| Annika Nimz | ... | color model supervisor |
| Kim Orosz | ... | background artist |
| Eliska Oz | ... | animator |
| András Paulovics | ... | animator |
| Isabelle Piolat | ... | animator |
| Michel Pisson | ... | background supervisor |
| Valeria Podborski | ... | clean-up artist |
| Marek Pokorný | ... | animator |
| Philippe Puech | ... | 3d animation |
| Janina Putzker | ... | animator |
| Dejan Rakas | ... | animator |
| Erika Riha | ... | animator |
| Patrick Sadzot | ... | layout supervisor |
| Jan Saska | ... | animator |
| Andrea Schmitz | ... | background artist (as Andréa Schmitz) |
| Carolin Schweizer | ... | key character designer |
| Susanne Seidel | ... | animation supervisor |
| Oliver Skora | ... | layout artist |
| Rey Sommerkamp | ... | animator |
| Dominik Spitol | ... | layout artist |
| François Spreutels | ... | background artist / layout artist |
| Lutz Stützner | ... | layout artist |
| Sylvia Stützner | ... | layout artist |
| Janos Szabo | ... | animator (as Jonos Szabo) |
| Conrad Tambour | ... | storyboard artist |
| Alexander Tiedtke | ... | storyboard artist (as Alex Tiedtke) |
| Olaf Ulbricht | ... | layout artist |
| Marie Vanderbemben | ... | character designer |
| Michaela Vecerkova | ... | animator (as Michaela Vecerková) |
| Pascal Vermeersch | ... | animator |
| Paul Williams | ... | animator |
| Paul Williams | ... | animator |
| Gregor Wittich | ... | character designer (as Paula Wittich) |
| Bob Wolkers | ... | animator |
| Bernard Yohalin | ... | background artist |
| Gyula Szabo | ... | storyboard artist (uncredited) |
| Sascha Vernik | ... | storyboard artist (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Loic Collignon | ... | scoring mixer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Norbert Maass | ... | script consultant (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Petra Barthel | ... | dubbing casting: German version |
| Heidrun Bartholomäus | ... | dubbing director: German version |
| Nadine Geist | ... | dubbing script: German version |
| Caroline Marmier | ... | production assistant |
| Bernard Vander Donckt | ... | administrateur de production: Belgique |
| Claire Viroulaud | ... | press attache France |
| Kairen Waloch | ... | voice director |
Production Companies
- Balance Film GmbH
- TrickStudio Lutterbeck
- Doghouse Films
- Artémis Productions
- MAUR Film
- Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) (co-production)
- Kinderkanal (KiKA) (co-production)
- Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) (co-production)
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) (co-production)
- ARTE (co-production)
- Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) (co-production)
- VOO (co-production)
- BE TV (co-production)
- Shelter Prod (co-production)
- DEMA Creative Production (co-production)
- Luxembourg Film Fund (support)
- Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) (support)
- Film- und Medienstiftung NRW (support)
- Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM) (support)
- Kuratorium Junger Deutscher Film (support)
- Eurimages (support)
- Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (support)
- Medien- und Filmgesellschaft (MFG) Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg (support)
- The Czech Republic State Fund for Support and Development of Cinematography (support)
- La Wallonie (support)
- Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (support)
- Taxshelter. be (support)
- ING (support)
- Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge (support)
- Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (support)
- Österreichisches Filminstitut (development)
- Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm (development)
- Philophon (post-production sound services)
Distributors
- ARTE (2020) (France) (tv)
- Septième Factory (2021) (France) (theatrical)
- Pilot Film (2019) (Czechia) (theatrical)
- Tarantula Distribution (2019) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
- Weltkino Filmverleih (2019) (Germany) (theatrical)
- ARTE (2020) (Germany) (tv)
- Angel Films (2019) (Denmark)
- Global Screen (2019) (World-wide)
- Pack Màgic (2021) (Spain)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2020) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Sophie Animation (2d animation)
- Letko (2d animation)
- Toon City Animation (2d animation)
- Pure Arts (2d animation)
- Mikros Image (compositing)
- Digital Images (color grading)
- Studio l'Équipe (sound studio)
- Filmharmonic Orchestra Prague (orchestra)
- Lavendelfilm (dubbing: German version)
- Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv Babelsberg (archive footage)
- Telepool (archive footage)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
East Germany, 1989. Twelve-year-old Fritzi lovingly takes care of her best friend Sophie's little dog Sputnik, while Sophie's family is on summer vacation in Hungary. When Sophie doesn't come back from vacation, Fritzi and Sputnik set out in search of her. Historically accurate, authentic and with lots of rich period detail and atmosphere, this moving animated film for the whole family retells the story of the peaceful revolution of 1989 from a child's perspective. An entertaining and exciting tale of the Fall of the Wall, and of the people who were brave enough to change the world, which will make a lasting impression, not only on young viewers. Written by Alex Hartsell |
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| Taglines | A German girl, Sputnik, and the Wall. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | On of the posters on Fritzi's wall is a poster of Inka Bause who was a singer in the GDR and performed simply as "Inka" in the 1980s. See more » |
| Goofs | At the hostel Fritzi pours water into a bowl for the dog, then guides him to the room behind the curtain. When she returns to her bag, the bowl is missing. See more » |
| Movie Connections | References Aktuelle Kamera (1952). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The closing credits are accompanied by real black-and-white photos of the actual protests in Leipzig 1989 and animated characters from the movie. See more » |
| Quotes |
Fritzi:
[along with other protesters]
We are the people. See more » |