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      The Flying Classroom

      2003 1h 50m Adventure Comedy List
      Reviews 85% 100+ Ratings Audience Score Jonathan Trotz (Hauke Diekamp) enrolls in a boarding school in frigid Leipzig, Germany, for what very well may be his last chance at successfully completing his primary school education. Jonathan befriends Nichtraucher (Sebastian Koch), a local eccentric who lives in an abandoned train car. After he joins the choir, Trotz -- once the perpetual outcast -- finds himself united with his new peers by a heated rivalry with a group of students from a neighboring school. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Kästner in black and white. Just tradition. Have to have watched it (if you have grown up in Germany, at least) Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member A fun German Kid's film. Love the Leipzig atmosphere. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Jonathan Trotz (Hauke Diekamp) enrolls in a boarding school in frigid Leipzig, Germany, for what very well may be his last chance at successfully completing his primary school education. Jonathan befriends Nichtraucher (Sebastian Koch), a local eccentric who lives in an abandoned train car. After he joins the choir, Trotz -- once the perpetual outcast -- finds himself united with his new peers by a heated rivalry with a group of students from a neighboring school.
      Director
      Tomy Wigand
      Screenwriter
      Franziska Buch, Henriette Piper, Uschi Reich
      Production Co
      Bavaria Filmverleih- & Produktions GmbH
      Genre
      Adventure, Comedy
      Original Language
      German
      Runtime
      1h 50m