Saturday, 24 August 2019

Heidi (2015) - 111 min

Country: Switzerland
Director: Alain Gsponer
Cast: Bruno Ganz, Anuk Steffen, Katharina Schüttler, Quirin Agrippi & Isabelle Ottmann.
Aunt Dete drops her 8-year-old niece, Heidi with her grandfather who is not very fond of people around him. Heidi loves to live in the mountains and she starts to do kinds of stuff to win the heart of her grandfather.
It is based on the novel of the same name by Johanna Spyri published in 1881. Anuk Steffen's performance as Heidi is flawless and the innocent smile of her will keep you in touch with her strong emotions. Bruno Ganz, the man who played Adolf Hitler in Downfall (2004) plays the role of reluctant grandfather. The core of the film will be the bond between Heidi and her grandfather. The mountain scenes were filmed in the eastern canton of Graubünden, which was also where the 1952 Heidi film was filmed. The material may look old, but each generation needs its own Heidi. Overall, the movie is filled with gorgeous shots of the mountains and loved it more than Hunt for the wilderpeople (2016).
Verdict: Good

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