Fritzi: A Revolutionary Tale () is a 2019 German-language animated film directed by and Matthias Bruhn about the Peaceful Revolution in Autumn 1989, told from the perspective of a twelve-year-old girl.Hoffman, Katrin (22 September 2019) Kritik zu Fritzi: Eine Wendewundergeschichte. (in German). epd-film.de. Retrieved 13 April 2021. 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.Kroustallis, Vassilis (12 November 2019) Fritzi A Revolutionary Tale: Interview with Ralf Kukula & Matthias Bruhn . Zippy Frames. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
Premise 1989 in Leipzig, East Germany. Twelve-year-old Fritzi lovingly takes care of her best friend Sophie's dog Sputnik while Sophie's family is on vacation in Hungary. But when Sophie does not return, Fritzi and Sputnik set out in search of her.Krämer, Ralf (10 October 2019) Unwirklich fern: „Fritzi - Eine Wendewundergeschichte”. Berliner Morgenpost. (in German). Retrieved 13 April 2021. The film tells the story of the protests of the citizens against the Communist SED regime of Erich Honecker and Egon Krenz until the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989.
Voice cast Naomi Hadad as Fritzi Ben Hadad as Bela Jördis Triebel as Julia as Frau Liesegang Winfried Glatzeder as police officer as Klaus Amelie Sophie von Redecke as Sophie Jan Treviño Kräling as Hanno
Awards 2019: Preis der deutschen Filmkritik – Best children's film, awarded by the German Film Critics Association 2020: Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk – Best screenplay at the 28th Goldener Spatz children's media festival in ErfurtPreis des MDR-Rundfunkrates 2020 geht an "Fritzi - Eine Wendewundergeschichte", 25 September 2020. (in German). MDR Rundfunkrat. Retrieved 13 April 2021. 2020: "Rauchfrei-Siegel" by the German Cancer Aid and the Non-Smoking Action Alliance as the film "...deliberately dispenses with smoking characters and thus serves as a role model, especially for young people."„Fritzi - Eine Wendewundergeschichte” Prämiert, 9 June 2020. (in German). German Cancer Aid. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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External links
Fritzi – A Revolutionary Tale at Weltkino Films (in German)