Nina Prange

Anick, introverted and bullied, becomes an unlikely hero when an AI in shape of a fierce Medieval girl reaches out through time, seeking help to defeat the Rat King, a creature who wants to build a shadow realm of hate and lies. Rat King is a 3D animated adventurous feature film, for a target audience 10 years old up to all ages. While it tells the exciting and funny present-day story of Anick, a 13-year-old girl, it refers to German fairy tales as well as to Japanese anime and pop culture combined with queries about how social media and AI changes the way we define ourselves.

The fate of the Khazar people, as it is told by their conquerors – loosely based on “Dictionary of the Khazars” by Milorad Pavic.

Several cases of labour exploitation concerning migrant workers from Eastern European countries have become publicly known. The film portrays the life of three migrant workers: a construction worker from Bulgaria who lives on the streets of Frankfurt collecting bottles for a living; a woman from Romania who shares a hotel room with her daughters, everyday she goes out to find work; and a retiree from Bulgaria who drives a truck and has been on the road for four months to support his family back home. Their daily lives are determined by bleak monotony and social isolation, and yet they have not abandoned their hope for a better life.

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