I have seen a lot of movies – some better than others and some that moved me so profoundly that, before the ending credits roll, I know that that I will forever keep their message in my heart. One of those films is Most – a 2003 Czech film directed by Bobby Garabedian.
It’s the story of a father and a son, of love and sacrifice. The brilliantly directed film grabbed my attention from the very beginning. In a minute or two, we are introduced to a whole variety of different life stories. Not only those of the film’s protagonists – a single father (Vladimir Javorsky) who works as a railroad drawbridge operator and his son Lada (Lada Ondrej)- but also the many people they meet at the railroad station where the film opens.
Most is masterfully directed and artfully constructed to avoid the barriers of ideologies, philosophies, and religiosities. But, at the same time, it propels us to a simple truth: that there is always someone willing to put his or her own desires aside and care for us, even when we can’t or won’t care for ourselves.
While watching the film, I felt many different emotions – ranging from joy and hope to sorrow and anguish. While there isn’t a lot of dialogue in the film, one could easily feel the mood of the film without it. The honesty of the actors’ expressions invokes the viewer’s proper emotions. The father and son did not act – they lived the story. Without a doubt, this emotional response that the film instills into its viewers can be largely attributed to its compelling character development.
Like this short film, life has a simple but meaningful plot with only two things being certain. It begins and it ends. However, what makes this film so relevant is its message, which points us to the importance of how we spend the time that joins these two certainties. Will we live our life unto others? Or will we carry on in a self-centered manner, oblivious to the needs of our fellow man?
Most will impact you, causing you to search your soul and perhaps lead you down a path of self-discovery. I highly recommend it to everyone. It’s one of those films that will leave an everlasting imprint — not only in your mind but in your heart!
Through the years, theskykid.com has been able to interview some incredibly talented singers and performers. We have gained a lot of experience in the process.
Today we are delighted to present to you two debuts: That of our special reporter from Florida, Fernanda Mendieta, who is conducting her first interview in this article and a rising young singing sensation who goes by the name of Ajsil.
Fernanda visited the young singer at his home. There they talked about a number of things, including his start as a musician, the working process of creating his video release on YouTube, as well as his hobbies and interests.
Alan Wheeler is a 12-year-old singing sensation from Monterrey, Mexico who has been singing ever since he was old enough to loose his vocal chords upon the world. He has already enjoyed a career in both show business and on stage, with over 30 appearances and performances under his belt. His appearance on a very popular sitcom, televised throughout Mexico, helped to kick off his singing career, which has now blossomed to superstar status.
It was only last week that I introduced Alan on my site and, at last count, has already accumulated over 115 comments on that article alone! This says much about Alan and of course his fans who lovingly follow and support him and his very upbeat, popular music.
This past Thursday I was privileged to connect with Alan and his family on Skype and conducted a personal interview with this very popular young man! I found Alan to have not only a charismatic and magnetic personality but also to be very down-to-earth, polite and personable. Some boys his age who have experienced this much fame and notoriety, would perhaps allow it to go to their heads. I found Alan to be just the opposite. He was not only humble and soft-spoken but, at the same time, showed quiet confidence and great intelligence throughout our conversation.
What impressed me the most about Alan, though, is his ability to speak and sing in both English and Spanish. This provides a great opportunity for Alan to cross over the language barrier, enabling him to reach more than just one culture. With his up-to-date sound, and contagious beat, and with relevant lyrics that appeal to both the young and the old, Alan Wheeler will soon become a household name, not only in Mexico but in the US as well.
THE INTERVIEW
Rivenmaster: What was the earliest memory you personally have of singing?
Alan: When I was at my mother’s academy singing the song Hoy es nuestra Navidad (We Need a Little Christmas – from the Play MAME) for the end of the school festival. I was four-years-old.
Rivenmaster: You started doing commercials and ads at a very young age. What commercial or ad do you remember being the most fun?
Alan: The ad for Plaza Mayoreo shoe stores, with theRuppis. We sang the jingle and appeared in the ad. It was pretty cool, because they gave us the shoes that they were promoting….
Rivenmaster:You received a lot of fame and recognition from appearing on the TV show Ruppis. What was it like working on that sitcom?
Alan: It was really a lot of fun. I made a lot of good friends and we had a really good time.
Rivenmaster: What particular episode do you remember best and look back to with good memories?
Alan: The first episode because it was about us holding a benefit concert to save a baby elephant at the local zoo. But we, the Ruppis, get really nervous when on stage. But then we snap out of it and have fun singing our song…
Rivenmaster:Each Friday evening you conduct a weekly upstream broadcast for your fans. Can you tell us more about that and how we can tune into that broadcast?
Alan: Sure. Every Friday we have a live chat on http://www.ustream.tv/, at 8PM Central Time. I talk to my fans, we tell them about the news for the week, I sing some of my songs and answer questions. My sister is usually there with me and we tell all about the schedule for my presentations around the area – mostly Monterrey. We tell jokes and do a lot of random stuff – like bring out stuffed animals. My fans especially like one of Perry The Platypus® from the cartoon Phineas and Ferb®. We also have three Chihuahuas that make appearances from time to time.. and mostly we just try to have fun and laugh!
Rivenmaster: You have worked very hard on your new CD and it’s finally available for all your fans. Tell us more about your CD beginning with where we can purchase it?
Alan: You can buy my CD from Amazon.com, iTunes, and MySpace. It will be going up on other internet digital music sites such as eMusic, MediaNet, 7Digital, 24 7 e, mFlow, and We7, as well as record stores in Monterrey, Mexico.
Rivenmaster:Which songs are your own originals and what message are you hoping to bring to your audience through your music?
Alan: Most of the songs on the CD are originals, written by very talented writers that live in Monterrey. My message is for people to have lots of fun and happiness, to work to achieve the goals that we all set and to sing about the feelings that young people today have. Also, to sing about other issues that we all experience, such as having loved ones in dangerous situations. I have several cousins who served in the military in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Rivenmaster:Do you have a personal favorite track and why?
Alan: My favorite track is Prestame Atencion, which talks about how if you follow your dreams that many of them can come true.
Rivenmaster: At just 12, you already have over 30 performances and concerts under your belt. What is it like doing some of these larger stage performances with all the girls screaming down in front?
Alan: It’s very cool! It’s exciting when all the girls are screaming and enjoying my music and performance. I really like doing it!
Rivenmaster:Do you ever get nervous or anxious before a performance?
Alan: Well, sometimes I get a little bit nervous, but then I say to myself that it’s going to be all right and it turns out really good!
Rivenmaster: Staying as busy as you are, how do you manage to juggle all your school work, friends, and musical events?
Alan: I try to give everything its time. For example, when I need to study – I study until I get it right. Then I may practice my songs and keep practicing until they turn out better than before. I try to make time for the things I need to do and the things I like to do.
Rivenmaster:What musical artist do you think has influenced your music the most and why?
Alan: Paul McCartney – because I have listened to his music since I was a little kid. I really like his songs – the Beatles’ songs. And he inspires me because he is really good at it.
Rivenmaster:What inspired you to start playing the guitar?
Alan: I really liked it when people played the guitar and sang their songs. So I tried to play and finally got some of the songs right – and I really like it.
Rivenmaster:Do you play any other instruments?
Alan: Yes. I play the bass, a little bit of drums, a little flute and a very little keyboard.
Rivenmaster:You were born in Mexico and have become very fluent in both English and Spanish. Did you study English in school or have you had speech lesson to help your diction be so incredibly clear without any major accents?
Alan: Basically my Dad has always spoken to my sister and me in English. He is always correcting us on grammar and pronunciation. We may start to answer him in Spanish and he makes a funny face and acts like doesn’t understand us… we KNOW he does – but he makes us answer in English. So we have grown up speaking both English and Spanish as our native tongues.
Rivenmaster:Your last CD included tracks in both the English and Spanish language. Would you consider possibly doing an entire CD in English to be distributed in the US?
Alan: Yes, of course. I think that is what we will try to do for my second CD. The first CD was the opposite, and I’m excited to be working on putting together the second CD…. In English this time!
Rivenmaster:You’re currently working on your second CD. Can you tell us anything about this new work or when you think we might get a sample of your new songs or maybe a new single release?
Alan: We’re starting to pick out the songs for the second CD, but you will be the first to know when the first track is available!
Rivenmaster:You really enjoy skateboarding. What else do you like to do in your leisure time?
Alan: I like to play video games, be on the computer, watch movies, go out to the park, watch TV, etc.
Rivenmaster:Do you have any hero’s that you look up to?
Alan: My mother and father, because they are really good people and they work hard for my sister and I.
Rivenmaster:If you could perform anywhere in the world where would you like to perform?
Alan: I think it would be very cool to perform in the Hollywood bowl! It is a really cool place and one of the most important concert locations in the world…
“I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed doing this interview with Alan. Some entertainers can capture your attention with their flair for stage performances. They can wow you with their music and even make you stand to your feet and cheer. Alan made me cheer not only because he is super talented and shows a prowess for performing both on stage and in his own living room , but Alan is a person who is passionate about what he is doing and his desire to make others happy rings true whether hes on stage or just having a quiet conversation. Alan Wheeler is a true star and I’m proud to have met him and his wonderful family!”
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“Keep running kid and you will always catch something”
Marco is an eleven-year-old boy who lives with his dad in a remote country house. He doesn’t have many friends and spends a lot of time riding his horse, Socrates. The lack of friends is not the only thing that’s a barrier to Marco’s happiness – another is that his parents are separated. Marco’s mother had left the family two years before. Busy with her career, she is only able to devote few scare days to spend with her son. Marco, like every other kid, strives for the love and affection of his parents and is hurt by their divorce.
One day, as he is playing in the field near his father’s house, he witnesses a weird scene – kidnappers releasing a boy his age. Marco approaches the boy and offers to call his parents from the house. Later that night, the parents of the kidnapped boy come to pick him up. The kid’s mother embraces the saved son in her arms. Marco envies that kid – wishing that his own parents were able to show their love and affection in that manner.
At this point, Marco decides to run away and call his father with a request for ransom, pretending that he has been kidnapped. Not knowing where to go, he hides in a stable nearby and spends the night there. In the morning, he is discovered by Emanuella – a young girl who has seen his photos on the TV. He explains to her that he is not kidnapped, but tired from the adults always making the decisions for him, so he decided to run away from home. He does not have a plan yet – but thinks that he can head for Sicily – to his grandfather’s house .
If there was one thing that was most frustrating about watching Step Up 3 last year, whether it be the 3D version or otherwise, it was the fact that there were moments that were magic about it that were almost immediately contradicted or overwhelmed. You could see that Director Jon Chu had latched onto something, at least for a fleeting moment, that was like catching lightning in a bottle – – but there just wasn’t quite enough in the story to propel the film past a few moments of grace and charm.
While I typically avoid any sort of comparative analysis in a review of a single film, I mention this to begin the case for Never Say Never and may need to resort to it again to make a point. Chu is, in fact, the perfect candidate for this project. Despite what he hasn’t been able to accomplish with some other films, here the story existed and it’s the kind of thing you can’t make up. He absolutely nailed it as far as making it a piece of narrative cinema.
Absolutely stripping away any notions you may have ( pre-conceived or otherwise) about Bieber’s music, this film is quite amazing and exhilarating and that has every bit as much to do with the crafting of the film as it does with the narrative it relates.
“You have to mind where you thread.If you thread on a crack, everything will shatter. The whole world would die. That is what happened to me ….not the whole world, but almost!”
A big birthday party. Nine-year-old Andreas and his older brother Mikkel drink martinis and prepare to put on a show for the guests of their parents. They go on stage and perform a sketch – everyone laughs – the boys are a huge success.
Early in the morning, the house is still filled with guests, but the boys’ father has to head to work despite a raging hangover from the party the night before. He climbs on his motorcycle with his older son, who he will drop at school. They drive off … and then a crash… a traffic accident… Mikkel dies …
The family loses a son, Andreas loses his brother and a role model. He is in shock and, in his grief, creates a fantasy universe where he can communicate with his deceased brother using a used juice box as an imaginary walkie-talkie. After seeing a documentary film on the TV that features a reverse action in which a building is destroyed and then re-built, he decides to try to get time to move backwards — hoping that if he succeeds he will be able to go back in time and prevent the horrible accident that took his brother’s life.
After having responded to her deaf son’s numerous letters in the guise of his father, a woman hires a stranger to pose as his dad.
Dear Frankie is an interesting little story and a true example of the coming-of-age genre.
Although a little polished at times, the real beauty of this film lies with its heart. It’s a fantastically displayed family drama and one that has some really nice moments. As I was watching this film, I thought the ending was going to be somewhat predictable and I had in my mind what I thought exactly was going to happen. The great thing was, that it didn’t pan out that way. In fact, the ending is quite open to interpretation and I think it was a perfect way to conclude this film.
The acting is superb. Emily Mortimer is brilliantly realistic as the mother (Lizzie) and really shows some raw emotions at times. Gerard Butler was great as well in his role as the Stranger. But the real stand out is Jack McElhone who plays the young boy, Frankie. He dosn’t talk during the whole film, a daunting challenge for any child actor. When dialogue is not being used, everything emoionally must be displayed with expressions. I reckon it would be difficult to find an adult actor to pull off the natural performance that Jack achieved.
It’s a shame the director, Shona Auerbach, only made this one film. There is no record of her making another film after Dear Frankie was released six years ago.
Overall, a great little Scottish film, with some cliche elements, but with a great outcome.
I just finished watching the German film Blode Mutze. I had been trying to find this movie for a while as I am a big fan of this particular genre. I found it yesterday, and I finally got to see it today.
‘Until he moved to the small town of Bellbach, 12-year-old Martin’s life seemed to be okay, but then suddenly he is confronted with an unexpected reality: his first love and Oliver’s fist. Pretty complicated! But Martin fights for what he believes in: for Silke and against Oliver, and finally for the friendship of both.’
It is a fantastic coming-of-age film that depicts such truth and actuality in its themes that it would be hard for someone not to get attached to the plot and the events of the characters. Our main protagonist, Martain, was a great little character, and one that I believe represents everyone at that stage in our lives. He is presented with obstacles and conflict arises for him throughout the film. We see how he tries to overcome not only his problems but also those of the people around him. I thought the director beautifully depicted this and the way his character development and relationships flowed was also great to watch. I found there was some symbolism in this film and representations of the emotions or the themes of the characters, which added nicely to the story.
After reviewing two films from Sterling Productions, the independent Canadian production house was kind enough to provide review copies of some of the titles from their catalogue. Today’s pick is a film called Clear Cut in which the twelve-year-old Evan Phillips plays the role of Kenny – a kid living in rural Canada who faces some tough choices.
Kenny’s parents encourage him to join the nature scouts, hoping he will make more friends. Reluctant at first, the boy soon becomes involved with the scout activities and becomes passionate about the importance of preserving the wilderness. During one of the field trips in the protected forest area nearby, the scout leader explains that while cutting down the trees in it is forbidden by law, the painted X symbol on some of them indicate they have fallen victim to some sickness and need to be removed in order to avoid contamination in the area. The next evening, one of the scouts comes to Kenny’s house and, after showing him a spray can with red paint, asks him if he would like to have some fun by spraying red signs on some trees in the forest. Sensing the wrongfulness of this idea, Kenny refuses to join his friend and tries to convince him not to do it.
The next day – it’s all over the news. Half of the trees in the protected zone have been cut down. After an investigation, the authorities reach the conclusion that the accident is the result of an act of vandalism and encourages people who may have more information on the case to contact the police. Kenny has to make a tough choice. Will he tell on his friend or choose to remain silent?
Clear Cut is not a complicated film. The story is straight forward and easy to follow. Though there are no real dramatic events, for the most part the film is still enjoyable. I was pleasantly surprised by the performance of Evan Phillips – whose skills in front of the camera have developed quite well since he starred in an earlier film released by Sterling Productions – Swim Zack Swim. Additionally, the choice of soundtrack was quite successful as the accompanying music was one of the first things that made an impression on me. Keeping in mind that Clear Cut is a low budget film, I am willing to forgive some of the sound problems (in some of the scenes it was rather hard to get what the characters were saying, especially the scenes shot at the school) – even though most of it could have been fixed in the editing stage. “The making of” included on the DVD is as fun to watch as the movie itself as the youthful energy, dedication and enthusiasm of Evan (and the rest of the cast) is evident.
Jack (Tom Russell) is a ten-year-old boy in Australia. One day during a soccer game, he feels overly tired and his mother takes him to the hospital for a routine check.
Meanwhile, his father is getting ready for a science conference though, as it turns out, he gets away so he can cheat on his wife. The boy is admitted to the children’s ward of the hospital in Melbourne and is diagnosed with leukemia.
Jack’s mother doesn’t tell him the truth right away, but he finds out about his sickness from Fin – another young patient with whom he shares the room. Fin informs him that their room is in the cancer ward of the hospital. The two boys quickly become friends, as does Jack’s mother and Fin’s father. By this time, Jack’s mom has discovered the truth about her husband’s trips.
Soon it becomes clear that the only chance for Jack is a bone marrow transplant from a relative or a matching sibling. Meanwhile, after discovering that her husband has had many lovers through the years, Jack’s mother decides to track them down in a desperate hope that they may have given birth to a child who would have the same bone marrow needed to save the life of her son.
Matching Jack is a powerful drama which invokes a lot of emotions in its viewers. It has a few flaws, mainly related to the pace of the action and the level of predictability, yet they don’t lessen the impact of the story.
The film soundtrack feels a little overdone at times – yet I am willing to forgive that after hearing a wonderful rendition of a classic Irish song, which was familiar to me from having heard it performed by Declan Galbraith previously.
The subject matter makes the film tough to watch and you (as I did) are likely to view the majority of scenes with tears in your eyes. I could not help but recall two other films with a similar plot line –The Cure and Oscar and the Pink Lady. I wonder what it is in these movies that make me like them so much?
Maybe it’s the excellent direction, or the well told story or perhaps the remarkable acting performances by each of their casts. Or it may be simply the fact that, given a choice, I will always pick a film with a real story and a meaning that gets to me instead of one of the so called blockbusters, which rely mostly on their marketing and in which the storytelling elements are often marginalized in favor of meaningless special effects (Avatar, Tron The Legacy, 2012 – you know the kind).
As I already mentioned, the cast of the film did a great job and I was especially impressed by the acting of Kodi Smit-McPhee. His performance was so natural and touching that I can’t wait to watch some of the other films he stars in (many of them are titles well-known to fans of the coming of age genre: Romulus, My Father, The Road, Let me in ). Tom Russell also stands out in the role of Jack.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1447499/combined
Matching Jack (2010)
Summary
Matching Jack is a powerful drama which invokes a lot of emotions in its viewers.
Get ready for a unique movie experience! That’s right – an unusual story, a bit of surrealism, wonderful acting and first class cinematography are the ingredients that make Home, a 2008 co-production of Switzerland, France and Belgium, a film well worth your time (especially if you happen to be fond of the European cinema).
An ordinary working class family, living at an ordinary location – an isolated country home on the edge of a highway.
The highway is under construction and not a single car has passed over it in the past ten years. Thus nothing has disturbed the existence of the family. They have even managed to incorporate the asphalt road into their day to day lives – playing roller hockey, eating out on the road and using the enormous lanes of the highway as a storage place for various household belongings (a sofa, satellite dish and even a sun bed on which one older daughter enjoys relaxing while listening to loud metal music).
No one lives around them to complain. The family consists of a father, mother, two daughters and a young son – living in peace away from the urban chaos.
That is, until one day the inevitable happens – the highway is about to re-open, taking away the peaceful existence of the family. All hell breaks loose – the noise and pollution of thousands of cars flying by only few meters from the family’s home. The family is now in danger of losing its sanity.
I enjoyed the film on many levels. The story itself could be seen as a metaphor for so called “progress”, which brings improvements in certain areas of our lives while, at the same time, inescapably takes away other things, which most of us don’t seem to notice. Or, perhaps, if we do notice we are too afraid that we may find ourselves in a traffic jam on the speedway of our own lives. The way in which the film is directed and the story is presented, the particular composition of the scenes and the resourceful acting differentiates Home from the conventional film by evoking an emotional response in its viewer while, at the same time, stimulating the desire to analyze the images one sees on screen.
Especially intriguing is the manner is which each of the family members deals with the change in their life which, in turn, allows the viewer to peek in the psychological make-up of the characters. The film’s director, Ursula Meier, gives some insight into the the inner world of the film’s character in an interview given for a site focusing on European cinema called Cineeuropa: “There are quite strong intimate ties between the characters, which will be revealed by the highway. It becomes the place where each one of the characters projects their own neurosis”.
Many people divide films into two categories – entertainment and work of art. Home can easily fit into either of them or in both. It is one of the few movies I am willing to watch over and over again and I highly recommend that you see it as well – at least once!
1. An interview with the film’s director Ursula Meier at Cineeuropa (link)
In addition to the review of Home you can read the reviews for the two movies for whom the cinematographer was Agnes Godard: namely Sister (2012) and Jacquot de Nantes (1991).
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1319569/combined
Home (2008)
Summary
Home is a unique movie experience! That's right - an unusual story, a bit of surrealism, wonderful acting and first class cinematography
Rubber Tarzan (also known as Gummi Tarzan) is a film based on the children’s book by the Danish author Ole Lund Kirkegaard. Although the story is aimed at children, the film can be enjoyed by viewers of all ages, thanks to the messages hidden within the film’s plot.
The main protagonist of the film is a ten-year-old boy, Ivan Olsen. He is a sensible lad and a dreamer who likes to play with his kite in the nearby harbour. At school, Ivan has trouble with the reading lessons and physical education classes and is an easy victim of the bullies. He doesn’t have friends and, sensing that he cannot protect himself, the bullies don’t miss a day without “wetting his pants” while teasing him by calling him a wimp, unable to do anything right.
Ivan’s parents don’t do much to help him out when he gets home. His father expresses his disappointment that Ivan is not fighting back and gives him the example of Tarzan, stating that this is how a real man should look: “Healthy, strong and noble.” To Ivan’s father, Tarzan is a symbol of manliness. After seeing that his son is not interested in having huge muscles or impressed by the ability of Tarzan to “drag his life in the trees and swim with crocodiles” – he calls his son a “rubber Tarzan”, which hurts the self-confidence of the little boy even more. What’s worse, the conversation between parents and son is overheard by the bullies, who now have yet another thing to tease Ivan about.
While wandering around the harbor after school, Ivan meets Ole, a daytime crane operator. Unlike anyone else, Ole listens to the little boy without automatically disregarding his view as irrelevant because of his age. Ole understands Ivan’s solitude and decides to help the little boy regain his self–confidence. He doesn’t talk down to Ivan, but instead encourages his imagination while teaching him that everyone has something at which they excel – and it is only a matter of discovering it.
Like most coming-of-age films, Rubber Tarzan will make you remember your own childhood. It is impossible not to sympathise with the young protagonist of the film while watching the sincere and capable performance of Alex Svanbjerg in the role of Ivan. The fact that the story is told from his point of view only adds to its charm. The film’s director, Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, successfully captures the genuine spirit and imagination of childhood. The contrast between Ivan’s small frame and the vast, powerful machines at the harbor is another example of resourceful directing.
Watching Rubber Tarzan, I found myself rooting for Ivan in a way that felt personal, like cheering for the kid I used to be, or maybe still am sometimes. It’s a story that sticks with you, not just for its quirky charm or the way it paints childhood with such honesty, but for how it whispers that we’re all stronger than we think. I can’t recommend this film enough—whether you’re young, old, or somewhere in between, it’s a journey worth taking. Let me know in the comments what you thought of Ivan’s story, or if it brought back any memories of your own. And if you loved this dive into Rubber Tarzan, hit that subscribe button for more films that hit you right in the heart
I have seen a lot of movies – some better than others and some that moved me so profoundly that, before the ending credits roll, I know that that I will forever keep their message in my heart. One of those films is Most – a 2003 Czech film directed by Bobby Garabedian.
Through the years, theskykid.com has been able to interview some incredibly talented singers and performers. We have gained a lot of experience in the process.
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“Keep running kid and you will always catch something”
If there was one thing that was most frustrating about watching Step Up 3 last year, whether it be the 3D version or otherwise, it was the fact that there were moments that were magic about it that were almost immediately contradicted or overwhelmed. You could see that Director Jon Chu had latched onto something, at least for a fleeting moment, that was like catching lightning in a bottle – – but there just wasn’t quite enough in the story to propel the film past a few moments of grace and charm.
I just finished watching the German film Blode Mutze. I had been trying to find this movie for a while as I am a big fan of this particular genre. I found it yesterday, and I finally got to see it today.
That is, until one day the inevitable happens – the highway is about to re-open, taking away the peaceful existence of the family. All hell breaks loose – the noise and pollution of thousands of cars flying by only few meters from the family’s home. The family is now in danger of losing its sanity.
Rubber Tarzan (also known as Gummi Tarzan) is a film based on the children’s book by the Danish author Ole Lund Kirkegaard. Although the story is aimed at children, the film can be enjoyed by viewers of all ages, thanks to the messages hidden within the film’s plot.