02 Jan 1985
Chiquidracula
An alcoholic grandfather is seriously ill. His doctor suggests that experiencing a bad scare could cure him. His grandson volunteers to help him.
Oskar, das Schlitzohr und Fanny Supergirl
Criminal Grandpa Meets Autistic Granddaughter
Grandpa Oskar takes neither the truth nor himself very seriously. The rascal has just been released from prison, where he was serving a sentence for imposture. Since the ex-con needs a place to stay, he quartered himself in the old construction trailer in the farthest corner of the garden of his daughter Tilda, who is still mad at him. The senior soon meets his autistic granddaughter Fanny, whose antics and peculiarities threaten to break the family under. In contrast to the old man, the 8-year-old takes the truth very seriously. In order to gain their trust, Oskar does not introduce himself to the comic-loving girl as the criminal grandpa, who has been missing for years, but as Professor Krypton. For Fanny, who prefers to wear a brightly colored superhero costume and is teased at school for it, the omniscient mentor from the Superman planet comes along just at the right time, because she has a dream: To win the talent competition at school!
Top Billed Cast
Dieter Hallervorden Oskar Kern
Julia Kovacs Fanny
Chiara Schoras Tilda Jakob
Bernhard Piesk Christian Jakob
Gesine Cukrowski Nina
Jan Sosniok Thomas
Charlotte Hübner Mia
Anna Wittowsky Flo
Elisabeth Lattner Emma
Judith Neumann Frau Winkler
Oscar Ortega Sánchez Hansi
Patrick Kalupa Robert
Heike Feist Sozialarbeiterin JVA
Inka Löwendorf Sandra
Elisa Sofia Stratievski Hannah
Johannes Kühn Herr Karcher
Moritz Berg Mann im Clubhaus
Sarah Rebecca Gerstner Jana
Veronika Nowag-Jones Alte Dame im Supermarkt
Ludwig Samuel Ott Milo
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