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PONYHERZ

PONY HEART

Usch Luhn’s Pony Heart series of children’s books, which have sold over a million copies and thrilled hundreds of thousands of children, is now finally coming to the cinema screen under the direction of Markus Dietrich whose credits include INVISIBLE SUE and SPUTNIK.

Twelve-year-old Anni has to adjust to a new environment after her family moves to the little village of Groß-Hottendorf. Lorenz is her only friend at the new school where she is subject to bullying from other classmates. Anni finds solace in the company of Pony Heart, the wild horse she feels magically attached to. Together, they hold their own against a ruthless gang of thieves who are wanting to steal Pony Heart and the other wild horses…

photo © Boris Laeven
  • Genre
    Children’s Film, Family Entertainment
  • CATEGORY
    Feature
  • DIRECTOR
    Markus Dietrich
  • SCREENPLAY
    Peter Freund
  • CINEMATOGRAPHY
    Leah Striker
  • CAST
    Nilam Farooq, Dieter Hallervorden, Sophie Lutz, Christoph Letkowski, Anna Schudt, Peter Lohmeyer, Martha Haberlandt, Franz Krause, Amelie Trinks, Felizia Trub
  • PRODUCERS
    Michael Eckelt, Lennart Lenzing
  • CO-PRODUCERS
    Peter de Maegd, Tom Hameeuw
  • PRODUCTION COMPANY
    Riva Filmproduktion in co-production with Potemkino
  • LANGUAGE
    German
  • GERMAN DISTRIBUTOR
    PLAION Pictures
  • CONTACT
    PLAION Pictures, Moritz Peters
    m.peters@plaion.com
    www.plaion.com