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An initiative
of the EU MEDIA Programme with the support of the Italian Government
 Since
1992 MEDIA Salles has been promoting the European cinema and its circulation
at theatrical level |
EURO
KIDS - SCREENINGS 2002/2003
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| Eldra | |
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Original Title |
Eldra |
| Director | Tim Lyn |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country of origin | UK |
| Language spoken | Welsh |
| Year of production | 2002 |
| Production |
TELIESYN PRODUCTION |
| Distribution World Sales |
S4C (Sianel 4 Cymru - Channel 4 Wales) Parc Ty Glas Llanishen Cardiff CF14 5DU E-mail: gwydion.griffiths@s4c.co.uk Website: www.s4c.co.uk |
| Awards |
Boulder International Film Festival 2003 (Spirit of Moondance Award) This film is one of the Giffoni Film Festival selection for the participants at "Focus on Europe - Kidflix Special". |
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SYNOPSIS Eldra belongs to a Romany family who live in Wales. The girl is a dreamer, spending the evenings watching her mother's puppet shows and playing her father's harp. She loves animals and, above all, a little fox cub she has adopted. A classmate, Robat, is in love with Eldra and during the summer he tries to befriend her, discovering the Romany world a little at a time. However, adult prejudice is an obstacle to their friendship. Eldra's father is a Gipsy who has decided to stay put in one place and he has an important job: he is gamekeeper for the Lord of the Manor. This provokes resentment among the Welsh people and suspicion among his Romany family. Also standing between Eldra and Robat is the boy's elder brother, Trefor, a disillusioned young man who torments his brother because of his passion for literature and his love for Eldra.
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