Quick Facts
DirectorBenjamin Heisenberg
Runtime1h 31m · 8
GenresAdventure · Comedy · Family
Release2025-03-13
Film
The Prank
2025· 8· 1h 31m· Adventure· Comedy· Family
When 12-year-old Chinese exchange student Xi Zhou's April Fools' prank goes disastrously wrong, it drags his host family, their son Lucas, and his crush Charlotte (Charly) into a tumultuous adventure full of gangsters, cash and chaos. With the mafia, a crew of rapper-thugs, and a bumbling police duo in pursuit, Lucas and Xi must team up to fix the mess they’ve created. Their only hope? Pulling off one final, genius prank.
2025-03-13
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorBenjamin Heisenberg
WriterBenjamin Heisenberg
ProducerAndreas Banz
Director of PhotographyTimon Schäppi
EditorRoman Stocker
Full cast & crew (15 cast · 16 crew)
Details
Released2025-03-13
Runtime1h 31m · 8
StatusReleased
Studiostellfilm · Kundschafter Filmproduktion · KiKA
LanguagesGerman
CountriesSwitzerland · Germany
Rating7.0/10 · 2 votes
Original languagede
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