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Rettet Raffi!

Deutschland 2014/2015 Spielfilm

My Friend Raffi

Sammy is eight years old. He lives with his mother Helene and his sister Molly. Sammy’s father left the family a year ago, as he needed some "time off". Before he left he gave Sammy a present: a hamster named Raffi. The little rodent is something very special. Not only can he kick goals with a football but he can also sniff out smuggled goods. Raffi and Sammy are best friends. However, one day Raffi is ill and it turns out to be worse than anyone thought: a heart disease, which needs to be operated. This, being bad enough as it is, gets worse when Raffi is suddenly gone! Raffi is stolen by Rocky, a ruthless criminal. As Helene is busy working and Molly prefers spending time with her boyfriend, Sammy secretly begins his search for Raffi alone. He is worried about his little hamster, and his search soon turns out to be an odyssey through the big city of Hamburg. In the end, and after a tremendous and long search, Sammy reaches the famous hamster show. However, suddenly everyone wants Raffi: the show-master, Rocky and Sammy himself. Can Sammy stand up against all grown-ups? Can he save Raffi?

Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH

 

Credits

Director

  • Arend Agthe

Screenplay

  • Arend Agthe

Director of photography

  • Thomas Benesch

Editing

  • Andrea Wenzler

Music

  • Matthias Raue

Cast

  • Nicolaus von der Recke
    Samuel "Sammy" Wiese
  • Sophie Lindenberg
    Molly Wiese
  • Henriette Heinze
    Helene Wiese
  • Bettina Kupfer
    Miranda
  • Albert Kitzl
    Rocky
  • Martin Dudeck
    Andreas Muck
  • Claes Bang
    Henry Wiese
  • Josef Ostendorf
    Dr. Breuer
  • Philipp Schmitz-Eisen
    Jochen Fahrholz
  • Rainer Strecker
    Mike Straate

Production company

  • Mimi & Crow - Arend Agthe Filmproduktion oHG (Hamburg)

Producer

  • Bettina Kupfer
  • Arend Agthe

Alle Credits

Director

  • Arend Agthe

Co-Autor

  • Bettina Kupfer

Screenplay

  • Arend Agthe

Director of photography

  • Thomas Benesch

Colour grading

  • Jonas Schmid

Visual effects

  • Armin Gauss
  • Holger Weiss
  • Dominique Schuchmann

Lighting design

  • Stefan Fahle Meese

Gaffer

  • Florian Birch

Production design

  • Kai Varduhn

Property master

  • Beate ter Schüren

Make-up artist

  • Nannie Gebhardt-Seele
  • Simone Rademacher

Costume design

  • Elke Ringwelski
  • Heidrun Schwantge (Assistenz)

Editing

  • Andrea Wenzler

Sound design

  • Namralata Strack

Sound

  • Torsten Többen

Audio mixing

  • Markus Lipp

Stunt co-ordinator

  • Thomas Bloem

Casting

  • Gitta Uhlig

Music

  • Matthias Raue

Cast

  • Nicolaus von der Recke
    Samuel "Sammy" Wiese
  • Sophie Lindenberg
    Molly Wiese
  • Henriette Heinze
    Helene Wiese
  • Bettina Kupfer
    Miranda
  • Albert Kitzl
    Rocky
  • Martin Dudeck
    Andreas Muck
  • Claes Bang
    Henry Wiese
  • Josef Ostendorf
    Dr. Breuer
  • Philipp Schmitz-Eisen
    Jochen Fahrholz
  • Rainer Strecker
    Mike Straate
  • Genia Karasek
    Harriett
  • Dirk Martens
    Pförtner
  • Michael Ihnow
    Polizist 1
  • Björn Burgi
    Polizist 2
  • Yung Ngo
    Lin Yon / Thang Yon

Production company

  • Mimi & Crow - Arend Agthe Filmproduktion oHG (Hamburg)

Producer

  • Bettina Kupfer
  • Arend Agthe

Unit production manager

  • Jörn Kasbohm

Location manager

  • Lars Haagen
  • Niklas Effenberger (Set)

Original distributor

  • MFA+ Filmdistribution e.K. (Regensburg)

Funding

  • Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (Berlin)
  • Kuratorium Junger Deutscher Film (Wiesbaden)
  • Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein GmbH (FFHSH) (Hamburg)
  • MFG Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg mbH (Stuttgart)
  • Beauftragte/r der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien - Filmförderung (Berlin)

Shoot

    • 03.03.2014 - 11.04.2014: Hamburg
Duration:
97 min
Format:
DCP, 16:9
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 02.12.2014, 148680, ohne Altersbeschränkung / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Erstaufführung (DE): 26.06.2015, München, Filmfest;
Kinostart (DE): 22.10.2015

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (DE) Rettet Raffi!

Versions

Original

Duration:
97 min
Format:
DCP, 16:9
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 02.12.2014, 148680, ohne Altersbeschränkung / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Erstaufführung (DE): 26.06.2015, München, Filmfest;
Kinostart (DE): 22.10.2015

Awards

Filmfest München 2015
  • Kinderfilmfest-Publikumspreis
FBW 2015
  • Prädikat: besonders wertvoll
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