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Rocca Changes the World

2019 · 101 min

A bright, spirited family film that feels like a playful rebellion, full of warmth and gentle mischief.

Directed by
Katja Benrath
Genres
Family, Comedy
Starring
Luna Marie Maxeiner, Barbara Sukowa, Ivan Doan
Overview
11-year-old Rocca, a clever, creative and brave girl who lives all by herself in defiance of her teachers and the authorities has to fight to keep her independence and prove to everyone that a child also has the power to change the world.

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Directed by
Katja Benrath
Genres
Family, Comedy
Starring
Luna Marie Maxeiner, Barbara Sukowa, Ivan Doan
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • freedom
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
family, comedy
Directed by
Katja Benrath
Written by
Hilly Martinek
Starring
Luna Marie Maxeiner, Barbara Sukowa, Ivan Doan, Mina Tander, Fahri Yardım, Volker Bruch, Detlev Buck, Cordula Stratmann
Cinematography
Torsten Breuer
Runtime
101 min
Country
Germany
Languages
Russian, German

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