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The Flying Classroom

2003 1h 50m Adventure Comedy List
Reviews 85% Audience Score 100+ Ratings
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
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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
Producer
Uschi Reich, Peter Zenk
Screenwriter
Franziska Buch, Henriette Piper, Uschi Reich
Production Co
Bavaria Filmverleih- & Produktions GmbH
Genre
Adventure, Comedy
Original Language
German
Runtime
1h 50m