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Famous Five 3

English title: Famous Five 3
Original title: Fünf Freunde 3
German title: Fünf Freunde 3
Germany, 2013

Director: Marzuk, Mike
Production company: Sam Film
Co-producers: Constantin
Age recommendation: 8 years and up

Synopsis:
The adventure of THE FAMOUS FIVE continues on an exotic island!
In an old shipwreck, drifted ashore from a storm, the kids discover a mysterious brass locket. The local fisher girl Joe believes that this is the key to a long lost pirate treasure. Having befriended The Famous Five, she confesses, that an investor wants to banish her tribe from their bay, using it to build a tourist resort on their cherished land instead. This treasure is her last chance to save her home.

Together the friends embark on a treasure hunt, through the dangerous jungle Noteka. With the gangster couple Nick and Cassi right on their heels, they rush through the jungle until Julian collapses. He was bitten by a toxic bug. The antidote, a rare herb, grows only miles away on a remote peak. As the friends finally arrive at the mountaintop, they are ambushed by Nick and Cassi. Only with the help of their loyal dog Timmy, they can escape and save Julian’s life. However by then, the gangsters have run off with the treasure. A race against time begins, as the investor has already arrived at Joe’s village with a bulldozer ready to go…

Marketing strategies:
Based on the "Famous Five"-books by Enid Blyton. The first film scored more than 1 milllion admssions in German cinemas.

Festivals:
TIFF Kids Toronto 2014, Zlin 2014, Kristiansand 2014, Schlingel Chemnitz 2014, Chicago CFF 2014, Kinodiseea Bucharest 2014, Golden Sparrow CFF Erfurt/Gera 2015

Website: www.fuenf-freunde.com

World sales address/es:
Beta Film (DE)

Sold to:
Constantin (DE)
Constantin (AT)