Pärt Can’t Do a Backflip
2017
Synopsis
Rights sold: Danish, Hungarian, Latvian, Polish, Russian
One day when Pärt goes outside, the neighbor-girl Kaisa is already jumping on the trampoline. She starts teasing the boy because he can’t do a backflip. At first, he tries to ignore Kaisa, but she won’t quit taunting him. Pärt becomes furious, but he can’t hit her because only one person is allowed on the trampoline at a time. Yet when Kaisa leaves to buy ice cream, Pärt climbs onto the trampoline, wipes away his tears, and gathers up his courage…
Awards
2017 “Järje Hoidja” Award of the Tallinn Central Library