Who kisses an iguana?

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Movie
Original title Who kisses an iguana?
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 2004
length 89 minutes
Age rating FSK without age restriction
Rod
Director Karola Hattop
script Michael Demuth
production Ingelore König
( Kinderfilm GmbH )
Christa Streiber ( MDR )
music Eike Hosenfeld / Moritz Denis
camera Konstantin Kröning
cut Uta Ayoub
occupation

The children's and youth film "Who kisses an iguana?" Is a German film drama from 2004 .

content

Subject

The film is about Tobias Baumann, who is in sixth grade, has just turned thirteen and has many problems. He is called " Assi " by his classmates and his mother is always called a hooker because Tobias does not know who his father is. But when Max Feldkamp, ​​who could be his father, moves into the neighboring apartment, Tobias sees his opportunity to make friends with him.

introduction

Tobias lives with his mother in a social flat in the prefabricated building district of Jena-Lobeda . His mother is unemployed and completely overwhelmed with the boy's upbringing, she hardly takes care of him. She has changing male acquaintances. Your current boyfriend hits Tobias more often. Only his classmate Lena sticks to Tobias. Due to the massive bullying , Tobias reacts aggressively, which in turn brings him into trouble with the school.

Bulk

When the screenwriter Max moves into the neighboring apartment, Tobias becomes friends with him. Max has a green iguana as a pet and is writing the script for the television series "Mitten ins Leben", which Tobias likes to watch. When Tobias secretly borrows a photo of Max and the iguana and takes it to school, he passes Max off as his father, which subsequently causes a few complications. Tobias mother and her friend Fritze, who beats him, decide to go on vacation for two weeks without Tobias.

The next day Tobias meets Max and his teacher in the supermarket. The teacher addresses Max as the father and he first discusses the game. Tobias and Max get closer. Tobias provides Max with ideas for the further course of “Mitten ins Leben”, helps him with cooking and washing clothes. Max continues to play the father, visits a parent's consultation and finally accompanies Tobias on a climbing trip with the class.

On this school trip there is another confrontation between Tobias and his opponents in the class. There is a climbing competition between Tobias and the leader of his opponents, from which Tobias emerges victorious.

Tobias learns from television that his mother and her boyfriend were killed in a traffic accident. The youth welfare office takes Tobias to a home because Max is not ready to take the boy in.

While filming “Mitten ins Leben”, which Tobias is allowed to visit, he recognizes the parallels to his own life and feels that Max has taken advantage of him.

Enough

A few months later - it is shortly before Christmas - Lena makes an attempt to bring Tobias and Max back together after visiting Tobias in the youth home. She brings Max a video cassette that was secretly recorded. In it, Tobias tells her how much he values ​​the contact with Max. Then Max wrote a story for the Christmas episode of “Mitten ins Leben” about how the main actor got together with his son again. When Tobias sees this episode, he runs away from the children's home. But Max goes looking for Tobias, and finally they talk and become a family.

criticism

“ Who kisses an iguana? is a film that touches emotionally strongly, shows the difficult sides of life, but with a conciliatory, almost fairytale-like ending, it also absorbs the hardships again. "
BJF-Film

“A dense film, played authentically ..., the film opens up the opportunity for sensitization and tolerance. Despite his problem-oriented approach, he does not slip into melancholy. ”
International expert jury, 8th International Chemnitz Children's Film Festival 2003

“The sudden twists and turns of both sad and cheerfulness shed some tears in this film. The film gradually built itself up through touching and exciting moments. The actors played their roles so convincingly that Tobias' difficult situation, which was carried over to his fellow men, was portrayed in a believable manner. ”
Jury statement GOLDEN SPATZ

Awards

At the Schlingel International Film Festival , “Who Kisses an Iguana?” Won the European Children's Film Award and the Audience Award. In 2005 the film received an award in the “Best Children's Film” category at the “ Goldener Spatz ” children's film festival .

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