Malta’s first professional familyoriented movie at Eden Cinemas

Il-Misteru tal-Għoġol tad-Deheb is Malta’s first professional family-oriented movie. The story was inspired by an article featured in The National Geographic about the mysterious disappearance of the school children in undeground tunnels in Malta in the 1940s. The movie introduces us to two cousins who, after finding an ancient treasure map, embark on a fantastic adventure full of mystery and magic. Their aim is to find the golden calf mentioned in the Bible, but their adventure ends up revealing many family secrets.

Il-Misteru tal-Għoġol tad-Deheb was awarded development funding by The Malta Film Fund. As a result, the script benefited from a number of consultations by various professionals including Bafta-winner script-doctor Andrew Murphy and Bobette Buster, who is an official consultant to Pixar and Disney.

Armed with a very strong script, the production team spent a considerable amount of time gathering and preparing period-specific props and costumes, and constructing the required sets. Since finding the perfect young protagonists was a crucial element, a public call for interested candidates was carried out. Different auditions were held with dozens of children who attend different public and private drama schools. Later on, a professional drama coach was recruited to carry out special sessions with the young actors to further develop their characters.

Il-Misteru tal-Għoġol tad-Deheb was shot over 34 days between July and September 2016. Post-production, visual effects, sound mixing and colour grading was carried out by local and international professionals between November 2016 and last month.

Il-Misteru tal-Għoġol tad-Deheb is Malta’s first professional family-oriented movie. Furthermore, the movie is also a first in a number of other fields. It is accompanied by an interactive book that enjoys augmented reality. Additionally, the title song is in both Maltese and English. A music video has been especially developed, while the title song has already been listed in Malta’s Top 10 by popular radio stations.

Written by Ruth Frendo and directed by Alenka Falzon, the actors include Neve Mansueto, Aiken Buhagiar, Henry Zammit Cordina, Christabelle Scerri, Deandra Agius and Mandy Micallef Grimaud.

Il-Misteru tal-Għoġol tad-Deheb is currently at Eden Cinemas.

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