The Little Witch (2018)

The story of a young and nice witch who learns everything there is to know about magic, in order to be accepted by the other older mean witches.

Director:

Mike Schaerer (as Michael Schaerer)

Writers:

Matthias Pacht (screenplay), Otfried Preußler (book)

Stars:

Karoline Herfurth, Axel Prahl, Luis Vorbach

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Karoline Herfurth	...	Kleine Hexe
Axel Prahl	...	Abraxas (voice)
Luis Vorbach	...	Thomas
Momo Beier	...	Vroni
Suzanne von Borsody	...	Rumpumpel
Barbara Melzl	...	Feuerhexe
Carolin Spieß	...	Sumpfhexe (as Carolin Spiess)
Eveline Hall	...	Nebelhexe
Therese Affolter	...	Oberhexe
Angelika Böttiger	...	Mooshexe
Katharina Bohny	...	Holzsammlerin
Marina Guerrini	...	Holzsammlerin
Verena Bosshard	...	Holzsammlerin
Thomas Loibl	...	Revierförster
Marek Harbort	...	Konrad

Storyline

A wee witch of 'only' 147 years dreams of joining the Bloxberg coven and sneaks into its annual festival to dance, but is caught. She opts for a punishment with perspective: she may take the admission text next year if she has learned all the spells from the huge magic book. However a hostile witch, appointed by the chief witch to supervise her all year, observes her break the ban on magic on Fridays and befriended two kids of the despised human race. Having learned the spells and practices many, she still turns up for her test, which turns ugly for all.

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Plot Keywords:

walpurgis night | witch | good witch | redheaded woman | flying on a broomstick | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The film is inspired by German folklore concerning Walpurgis Night. The night from April 30 to May 1 is called Hexennacht ("Witches' Night"), and witches are reputed to hold a large celebration on the mountain peak Brocken.

User Reviews

Not your grandma's Hansel and Gretel

Decent watch, probably won't watch again, but can recommend for first time viewers, particularly young ones.

I found another weirdly dubbed German movie. Despite that, the story itself is endearing, but I think there is something of a cultural perspective on witches that I'm missing as an American.

Our witch stories tend to use more of Kleine's type, but the old world leans towards old, warty, children eating witches.

If nothing else, then there is a palatable moral quandry in this that makes for a good moral.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Germany Switzerland

Language:

German

Release Date:

1 February 2018 (Germany)

Also Known As:

The Little Witch

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$15,295,482

Company Credits

Production Co:

Claussen + Putz Filmproduktion, Zodiac Pictures International, StudioCanal

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1