Der Räuber Hotzenplotz

The coffee grinder of the beloved grandmother (Hedi Kriegeskotte) has been stolen! Kasperl and his friend Seppel immediately set out to catch the cunning robber Hotzenplotz (Nicholas Ofczarek). Unfortunately, they fall into the hands of the robber and the evil magician Petrosilius Zwackelmann (August Diehl), where they discover the beautiful fairy Amaryllis (Luna Wedler), who now also has to be freed. The investigating policeman Dimpfelmoser (Olli Dittrich) and the clairvoyant Schlotterbeck (Christiane Paul) with her dachshund Wasti, who has mutated into a crocodile, cause further confusion. Will the two friends manage to put a stop to the robber Hotzenplotz?

Otfried Preußler's bestseller of the same name celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2022, it was first published on August 1, 1962 and has already been translated into 38 languages so far. All three volumes of the series, as well as the 2018 published 'Der Räuber Hotzenplotz und die Mondrakete', have sold well over 6 million copies in Germany alone. After the big box office successes 'The Little Witch' (with over 1.6 million viewers) and 'Heidi' (with over 1.2 million viewers), 'Der Räuber Hotzenplotz' (2022) is the third production of 'Claussen+Putz Filmproduktion', which was realized in co-production with 'Zodiac Pictures' and 'Studiocanal'. Another co-producer and broadcasting partner was 'ZDF' on board, as well as the Swiss radio and television 'SRG', 'SSR' and 'Blue'. The film adaptation of the children's book with a prominent cast was supported by the FilmFernsehFonds Bayern, the Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, the German Federal Film Board, the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media and the German Film Fund. In addition, the feature film on the Swiss side was funded by the Federal Office of Culture (FDHA), the Zurich Film Foundation and the Cantons of Lucerne and Schwyz. 'Studiocanal' took over the world distribution of 'Der Räuber Hotzenplotz'. In addition to the Little Witch, the robber Hotzenplotz is Otfried Preußler's best-known children's book character and has inspired generations of children since its publication in 1962.