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Der Prank - April, April!

Deutschland Schweiz 2024/2025 Spielfilm

Prank

When 12-year-old Chinese exchange student Xi Zhou‘s April Fools‘ prank goes disastrously wrong, it drags his host family, their son Lucas and his crush Charlotte (Charly) into a tumultuous adventure filled with gangsters, cash and chaos. With the mafia, a crew of rapper-thugs, and a bumbling police duo in pursuit, Lucas and Xi must team up to fix the mess they’ve made. Their only hope? Pulling off one final, genius prank. A heartwarming comedy about friendship, family, and one crazy day that changes everything.

Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH

Credits

Director

  • Benjamin Heisenberg

Screenplay

  • Peer Klehmet
  • Benjamin Heisenberg

Director of photography

  • Timon Schäppi

Editing

  • Roman Stocker

Music

  • Christoph Zirngibl
  • Ramin Bijan (Songs)
  • Johannes von Weizsäcker (Songs)
  • Panos Ghikas (Songs)

Cast

  • Noèl Gabriel Kipp
    Lucas Roosen
  • Max Zheng
    Xi Zhou
  • Maïmouna Rudolph-Mbacké
    Charly
  • Mehdi Nebbou
    Lutz Roosen
  • Laura Tonke
    Maria Roosen
  • Jana McKinnon
    Caro Roosen
  • Cedric Eich
    Schaaf
  • Lukas Miko
    Ralf
  • Philippe Graber
    Polizist Kurtz
  • Tilla Kratochwil
    Polizistin Lendel

Production company

  • Kundschafter Filmproduktion GmbH (Berlin)

Producer

  • Andreas Banz
  • Jasmin Saunders
  • Matthias Miegel
  • Flora Grolitsch
  • Robert Thalheim

Alle Credits

Director

  • Benjamin Heisenberg

Assistant director

  • Franca Drewes

Script supervisor

  • Dörte Westphal (Script Supervisor)

Screenplay

  • Peer Klehmet
  • Benjamin Heisenberg

Director of photography

  • Timon Schäppi

Assistant camera

  • Alexander Scholten
  • Florian Seemann

Steadycam operator

  • Florian Klos

Still photography

  • Clara Marnette

Lighting design

  • Stefan Fahle Meese

Key grip

  • Hannes Staehle

Art director

  • Stefan Speth (Supervision)

Property master

  • Wolfram Krabiell
  • Fia Bartesch (Assistenz)

Stand-by props

  • Max Schmigalla

Make-up artist

  • Stefanie Dimitrow

Costume design

  • Stephanie Rieß
  • Nicole Petsch (Assistenz)
  • Clara Hallwachs (Assistenz)

Editing

  • Roman Stocker

Sound

  • Patrick Storck

Sound assistant

  • Gero Renner
  • Bernd von Bassewitz

Audio mixing

  • Guido Keller

Casting

  • Jacqueline Rietz
  • Ulrike Müller

Music

  • Christoph Zirngibl
  • Ramin Bijan (Songs)
  • Johannes von Weizsäcker (Songs)
  • Panos Ghikas (Songs)

Cast

  • Noèl Gabriel Kipp
    Lucas Roosen
  • Max Zheng
    Xi Zhou
  • Maïmouna Rudolph-Mbacké
    Charly
  • Mehdi Nebbou
    Lutz Roosen
  • Laura Tonke
    Maria Roosen
  • Jana McKinnon
    Caro Roosen
  • Cedric Eich
    Schaaf
  • Lukas Miko
    Ralf
  • Philippe Graber
    Polizist Kurtz
  • Tilla Kratochwil
    Polizistin Lendel
  • Yasin el Harrouk
    Rashid
  • Die P
    Miss Nelly
  • Silla
    Spencer
  • Dominic Hartmann
    Mechaniker
  • Kilian Land
    Ingo
  • Branko Tomović
    Ragno Ronny
  • NNOC
    Ragno Toni
  • Ernest Bruno
    Leon

Production company

  • Kundschafter Filmproduktion GmbH (Berlin)

in co-production with

  • Tellfilm GmbH (Zürich)
  • Kinderkanal (KI.KA) (Erfurt)
  • Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) (Leipzig)
  • Hessischer Rundfunk (HR) (Frankfurt am Main)
  • Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (Bern)

in association with

  • The Post Republic (Berlin)
  • Cinegate (DE CH)

Producer

  • Andreas Banz
  • Matthias Miegel
  • Robert Thalheim
  • Jasmin Saunders
  • Flora Grolitsch

Co-Producer

  • Katrin Renz
  • Stefan Jäger
  • Danielle Giuliani

Producer (TV)

  • Silke Haverkamp (KiKA)
  • Stefan Pfäffle (KiKA)
  • Nicole Schneider (MDR)
  • Anke Lindemann (MDR)
  • Patricia Vasapollo (HR)
  • Birgitta Kaßeckert (BR)
  • Libor Tesacek (SRF)

Unit production manager

  • Solveig Jork

Production supervisor

  • Florian Ast (VFX)

Location manager

  • Anton Heidrich
  • Hendrik Piwinger (Motiv)

Production assistant

  • Timon Britschgi
  • Pina Beres

Production coordinator

  • Juliane Walker

Original distributor

  • Port au Prince Pictures GmbH (Berlin)

Funding

  • Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (Berlin)
  • Kuratorium Junger Deutscher Film (Wiesbaden)
  • Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung GmbH (MDM) (Leipzig)
  • Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH (MBB) (Potsdam)
  • Der besondere Kinderfilm (DE)

Shoot

    • 01.07.2024 - 02.08.2024
Duration:
94 min
Format:
DCP, 1:2,39
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Ton
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 24.02.2025, 262246, ab 6 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Kinostart (DE): 13.03.2025

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (DE CH) Der Prank - April, April!
  • Weiterer Titel (eng) Prank
  • Weiterer Titel (DE) Der Prank

Versions

Original

Duration:
94 min
Format:
DCP, 1:2,39
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Ton
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 24.02.2025, 262246, ab 6 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Kinostart (DE): 13.03.2025

Source-URL: https://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/der-prank-april-april_f0032a460b8944cfb7b99296f847f2b5