The Prank

Local title
Vussis nali
Original title
Der Prank
Director
Benjamin Heisenberg
Country
Germany, Switzerland
Year
2025
Festival
25th Youth and Children's Film Festival
Programme
Youth Programme
Genre
Comedy, Adventure
Subject
children, adventures

A prank gone wrong. A day gone mad. And one last trick to make it right.

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 full of 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 created. Their only hope? Pulling off one final, genius prank. A heartwarming comedy about friendship, family, and one crazy day that changes everything.

Director
Benjamin Heisenberg
Screenwriter
Benjamin Heisenberg, Peer Klehmet
Cast
Noèl Gabriel Kipp, Max Zheng, Maïmouna Mbacke, Mehdi Nebbou
Producer
Matthias Miegel, Katrin Renz, Jasmin Saunders
Cinematographer
Timon Schäppi
Production Design
Stefan Speth
Editing
Roman Stocker
Music
Christoph Zirngibl
Production
Kundschafter Filmproduktion
Runtime
Language
German
Subtitles
Estonian, English

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Screenings

6th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening020612 / Vussis nali
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Screening duration
2nd Hall Apollo Kino Solaris
Screening141213 / Vussis nali
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Screening duration
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