(Germany/USA, 1995) Producer: The Fun Factory. Part travelogue, part kids-on-the-loose escape, IKI HAOLE takes you to an idyllic paradise of waterfalls and killer waves, skinny dippin' at swimmin' holes, hula dancers and almost of all to a magical place where boyhood never has to end. With wide-eyed and puppy-like devotion, young Nico happily accompanies his older pal on a quest for the perfect wave, and in the process gets an insider’s tour of the Big Island. I will probably discuss two or three movies each time: one for the whole family (including small children). What follows is a sweet, sometimes silly adventure and a wonderful exploration of male bonding. To the rescue comes James, a twenty-four-year-old surfer, played with laid-back charm by handsome newcomer David C. (Shot in English.) Fifteen-year-old Nico, played by cuddly, cute Romanian actor Nico Almasan, is on his own in sunny Honolulu where he soon gets himself into trouble with one of the local bullies. Translated from native Hawaiian, "Iki Haole" means "my little foreign friend" and friendship is just what this unique made-for-German-television feature is all about.
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