Lapislazuli –
Im Auge des Bären
(Lapislazuli – in the Eye of the Bear)
Theatrical movie
Austria/Germany/Luxemburg, 2006
A moving family adventure story about a city girl, who while in the Alpine wilderness meets a Neanderthal boy who has been revived by a meteor strike, she must then help him find his way back into his world.
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Executive production: Dor Film
Co-production: Krebs & Krappen Film, Cobra Film, Samsa Film
Director: Wolfgang Murnberger
Screenplay: Volker Krappen, Wolfgang Murnberger
Actors: Clarence John Ryan, Julia Krombach, Christoph Waltz, Hans-Werner Meyer, Lena Stolze, Vadim Glowna, Gregor Bloéb et al.
Premiere: Berlinale 2006
Cinema release: Okt. 2006
Festivals: a.o. Brisbane International Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival San Francisco, Fici Madrid International Film Festival, Cinemagic Belfast, Filmfest Lünen, Black Night Film Festival Tallinn, Berlin & Beyond Film Festival San Francisco, Filmfestival Max Ophüls Saarbrücken, Calabria Film Festival
Awards: Best Children's Film
Audience Award at Mill Valley Filmfestival San Francisco 2006