Max‘s big brother Jannus is in hospital following an operation on his tonsils. Jealous that Max is free to go to Grandma‘s, he lets it be known that only frog spawn can help him get his voice back. Max is a bit surprised at this but reckons that Jannus must know – after all, he‘s older. And of course he wants to help. So he sets off out of town into the country side. On the way, he gets to know young Jesse and persuades her to join him since his Grandma takes care of sick animals and Jesse likes to play nurse. The two have to overcome many an obstacle but with lots of fantasy and perseverance – onward through meadows and fields with all sorts of creepy crawlies and animals wild and tame – they eventually land in Grandma‘s kitchen safe and sound. Not only that: they also find a jam-jar of frog spawn for Jannus. At the same time, Max learns that girls can be good friends as well, even if they do like pink!
Thanks to its detailed nature observations, its episodic narrative style, lots of music and a camera perspective operating at child‘s eye level, this is a film wonderfully suited for first-time cinema experience. The original music soundtrack underpins Max and Jesse‘s joys and shocks of discovery as in a way that children will find very enjoyable.

Awards for ›Kikkerdril‹
Ludi Award, Publikumspreis Bester Film, Internationales Kinderfilm Festival Kristiansand 2009 | Bester Spielfilm, Divercine, Montevideo 2009 | Best Film in the Section Children of Heaven, Seoul International Youth Film Festival 2009 | Preis der Jury, Nueva Mirada, Buenos Aires 2009 | Hauptpreis der Stadt Chemnitz, Schlingel Internationales Filmfestival für Kinder und junges Publikum, Chemnitz 2009 | Silver Statue, Tehran Roshd International Educational Film Festival 2009