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The Flying Classroom

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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.

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews May 25, 2026
1.5/4
...a pleasant enough premise that’s employed to consistently middling effect... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Nov 14, 2007 Kästner in black and white. Just tradition. Have to have watched it (if you have grown up in Germany, at least) See more Nov 5, 2007 A fun German Kid's film. Love the Leipzig atmosphere. See more Read all reviews
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Tomy Wigand

Director

Hans Broich-Wuttke

Uli von Simmern

Piet Klocke

Kreuzkamm Senior

Sebastian Koch

Robert "Nichtraucher" Uthofft

Frederick Lau

Matz Selbmann

Ulrich Noethen

Dr. Johann "Justus" Bökh
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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
Kids & Family, Adventure, Comedy
Original Language
German
Runtime
1h 50m
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