I had the immense pleasure of seeing this film over the weekend at the newly opened Frida Cinema in Santa Ana, CA. I felt really honored to get an opportunity to see a film from a country whose cinema is so rarely seen in this country, and this was a really fun one!
Koko (Antonio Parac) is a young boy recently praised for helping catch thieves with a group of his friends. After moving to a new town, he becomes involved in a new mystery involving the previous (and deceased) owner of his home. He's convinced the old man is a ghost, bent on reclaiming his home, and Koko's friends Zlatko (Kristian Bonacic) and Bozo (Ivan Maltaric) help him prove whether or not this ghost is real.
This movie had a fun Scooby Doo vibe to it, and all of the child actors were great. It very much felt like a children's film, and that's not a bad thing in this case at all. The story was told from the children's perspective, and unlike lesser children's films, the adults were not bumbling or foolish. Koko's parents in particular were very sympathetic, and there's a sweet scene between mother and son. Overall I had a very good time with this film, and I wish it could have more opportunities to be seen by American audiences. In fact, there's a sequel! Maybe I'll get to see that one someday...
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