The Prank (2025)
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.
Director: Benjamin Heisenberg
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Noèl Gabriel Kipp as Lucas |
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Max Zheng as Xi Zhou |
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Cedric Eich as Schaaf |
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Maïmouna Mbacke as Charly Neumann |
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Jana McKinnon as Caro Roosen |
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Yasin el Harrouk as Rashid |
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Laura Tonke as Maria Roosen |
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Mehdi Nebbou as Lutz Roosen |
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Lukas Miko as Ralf |
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Philippe Graber as Peter Kurtz |
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Tilla Kratochwil as Beate Lendel |
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Branko Tomović as Ragno Ronny |
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Kilian Land as Ingo |
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Ernest Bruno as Leon |
| Directing | Benjamin Heisenberg | Director |
| Writing | Benjamin Heisenberg | Writer |
| Writing | Peer Klehmet | Writer |
| Camera | Timon Schäppi | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Roman Stocker | Editor |
| Production | Ulrike Müller | Casting |
| Production | Jacqueline Rietz | Casting |
| Art | Renate Schmaderer | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephanie Rieß | Costume Design |
| Sound | Christoph Zirngibl | Music |