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My Friend Joe

Original title: My Friend Joe
German title: Mein Freund Joe
Great Britain, Germany, Ireland, 1995

Director: Bould, Chris
Age recommendation: 8 years and up

Synopsis:
Twelve-year-old Chris is struggling to prove himself with the local lads as they perform a series of increasingly reckless stunts to prove who is the 'coolest'. The arrival of Joe, an American boy who performs daredevil acrobatics on a mountain bike, soon makes all their antics look tame. Joe and Chris become best friends - but it becomes clear that there is something very different about Joe...

Comments:
This superbly crafted award-winning film is a powerful exploration of friedship, loyalty and the importance of relationships forged between young people.

Festivals:
Berlin 96

Recommended:
Reinhold T. Schöffel, BJF: 28.02.2000

World sales address/es:
Portman (GB)

Sold to:
Beaufilm (D)
Bundesverband Jugend und Film (DE)
Matthias-Film (D)
Folkets Bio (SE)
Zoom (CH)
Einhorn-Film (A)
Fama Film AG (CH)
Absolut (D)