Irish Film Institute -THE BLUE TIGER

THE BLUE TIGER

Director: PETR OUKROPEC, BOHDAN SLÁMA

90 min, Czech Republic,


Johanka and Matyas’s playground is the lush botanical garden in the old quarter of a Czech city.  When the evil new mayor reveals his intention to scrap the garden and modernize, Johanka’s terrific imagination takes hold and the pair plan to stop him. Suddenly rumours of a mysterious Blue Tiger in the city circulate. Can they protect him from the Mayor and save the garden? This heart-warming Czech film with an environmental theme blends live-action and stunning animation.

In Czech with English subtitles read aloud by an experienced reader.

Age recommendation: 8+

This film is showing as part of the IFI Family Festival 2012

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