The Three Robbers

Hayo Freitag
Germany
2007

Let everyone be what they are. / And you will be what you are.

79", DigiBeta PAL
Color, German

about the film

Once upon a time there lived three robbers in the dark forest. With their long black hats and masks, they would terrorize and rob passing carriages. One would blow black pepper in the horses’ eyes, the other would crash the carriage’s tires and the third would scare the passengers. One day, unable to find anything worth stealing in the carriages they had vandalized, they end up kidnapping its little passenger Tiffany, and that is when the journey starts. Contrary to being scared by the kidnapping, little Tiffany, who was on her way to an orphanage, is delighted to have found herself a new family along the way. Adapted from the much-loved book ‘The Three Robbers’, written by Tomi Ungerer, a legendary artist, writer, painter, sculptor and illustrator, The Three Robbers is a delight for viewers of any age who enjoy a good cartoon.

about the director

Born in 1950, director Hayo Freitag won the ‘Best Animation’ award at Zagreb and the ‘Best German Short Film’ award with his short animation Mein Bruder (1985). With his adaptation of The Three Robbers, Freitag proves Tomi Ungerer’s “Kids do not need children’s books, they need well narrated stories” saying.

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February 17 Sunday, 11:00 AM AFM Fitaş Beyoğlu 1

February 24 Sunday, 11:00 AM AFM Fitaş Beyoğlu 1

February 29 Friday, 11:30 AM AFM CEPA Ankara 4

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