Synopse
Age recommendation: 7 years and older.
DOCU-FICTION Explorer Willi has travelled to so many places. Finally back in his home village, he just wants to rest. Willi’s 10-year old neighbour Luna is fighting to protect the habitat of the local frogs because Farmer Huber has just gone and filled in the village pond! Luna and her mysterious Granny, who’s an amphibian researcher, persuade Willi to join in the search for the magic toad. He is caught up in an environmental adventure in which he meets all kinds of colourful and transparent frogs. Will Willi be successful and get Farmer Huber to see reason? And why does the magic toad resemble Luna’s Granny so strongly?
Regie
MARKUS DIETRICH (*1979) studied theatre sciences in Berlin and media design in Weimar. After his debut feature Sputnik, which was shown in 2013 in the MICHEL section, he has made numerous films and series for children and won several prizes.
Info
Original Title: Willi und die Wunderkröte
International Title: Willi and the Wonder Toad
Category: Feature
Section: Michel
Version & Subtitles: German OV
Director: Markus Dietrich
Cast/Protagonists: Willi Weitzel, Ellis Drews, Suzanne von Borsody, Miriam Stein, Ferdinand Dörfler, Malte Basquiat Comoe, Sönke Möhring, Annika Preil
Production country: Germany
Year of Production: 2021
Length: 90 min
Producer: Thomas Tielsch
Production company: Filmtank GmbH
Sound: Marc Meusinger, Claudia Mattai del Moro
co-production company: Interactive Media Foundation
Distributor: Benjamin Herrmann, Majestic Filmverleih






