Die kleine Hexe
About
"Die kleine Hexe" is a children's film shown as the children's film of the month. The 127-year-old witch sneaks secretly to the Walpurgis Night, is caught, and as punishment must learn all the spells from the great magic book within a year. Michael Schaerer directed the adaptation of Ottfried Preussler's children's book, starring Karoline Herfurth and Michael Gempart among others. The film shows how, together with her talking raven Abraxas, she sets out to discover what being a good witch really means.
Written by a model, sources: citykinowedding.de, indiekino.de, planetarium.berlin
Critics
6.9Good
Critics praise the faithful adaptation, colourful production design, effects and calm storytelling. They fault the male-dominated perspective behind the camera and its reading of the witch figure.
Reviews: Filmlöwin, Jugend Filmjury (FBW), TMDb
Trailer
Showtimes
Tue 27 Oct
Zeiss-GroßplanetariumPrenzlauer Allee 80, 10405 Berlin
- Director
- Michael Schaerer
- Year
- 2018
- Runtime
- 103 min
