HÄNDE WEG VON MISSISSIPPI (HANDS OFF MISSISSIPPI)

Germany/2006/German dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/35mm/98 mins

Emma (Zoe Charlotte Mannhardt) returns to her grandmother, Dolly’s (Katharina Thalbach) farm for the summer holidays soon after the death of Grandma’s neighbour, Mr. Klipperbush. Emma and Dolly are worried about Mr. Klipperbush’s horse Mississippi and Emma convinces Dolly to buy him. But after Mr. Klipperbush’s will is read, his nephew and sole heir, Albert (Christoph Maria Herbst), decides to buy the horse back. Emma, Dolly and their friends investigate Albert’s mysterious motives and set out to stop him from kidnapping Mississippi – and building a gigantic supermarket on his uncle’s land. Can they save Mississippi and the local shopkeepers?

“This an entertaining story for the whole family, based on the acclaimed novel by Cornelia Funk and shot in one of the most beautiful regions in Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, a little paradise where nature is a priority.” – Myrna Maakaron

Director(s) :

Detlev Buck

DETLEV BUCK was born in 1962 in Bad Segeberg, Germany, and grew up on his parents’ farm in Schleswig-Holstein. He studied at the German Film & Television Academy, Berlin. His feature films include Little Rabbit (1991), No More Mr Nice Guy (1993), Jailbirds (1996), Liebesluder (2001) and Tough Enough (2006). He has acted in several of his own films, and for other directors such as Leander Haussmann and Bernd Eichinger.
Crew : Claus Boje (Producer), Stefan Schaller(Screenplay), Maggie Peren(Screenplay), Jana Marsik(Cinematographer), Dirk Grau(Editor), Natalia Dittrich(Composer), Zoe Charlotte Mannhardt(Main Cast), Katharina Thalbach(Main Cast), Christoph Maria Herbst(Main Cast), Hans Löw(Main Cast), Milan Peschel(Main Cast), Karl Alexander Seidel(Main Cast)
Format : Colour/35mm
Running Time : 98 mins
Country : Germany
Programme : Cinema For Children
Venue : Mall of the Emirates - CineStar 7, Mall of the Emirates - CineStar 7
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