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Feature film — 2025

The Prank (2025)

6.31h 31mFamily — Comedy — Adventure

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.

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A high-signal pick with 3 votes.

tellfilm / Kundschafter Filmproduktion / KiKA / MDR / HR / SRF / The Post Republic

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Director: Benjamin Heisenberg

On screen

Cast & crew

Noèl Gabriel Kipp as Lucas

Noèl Gabriel Kipp

Lucas

M

Max Zheng

Xi Zhou

Cedric Eich as Schaaf

Cedric Eich

Schaaf

Maïmouna Mbacke as Charly Neumann

Maïmouna Mbacke

Charly Neumann

Jana McKinnon as Caro Roosen

Jana McKinnon

Caro Roosen

Yasin el Harrouk as Rashid

Yasin el Harrouk

Rashid

Laura Tonke as Maria Roosen

Laura Tonke

Maria Roosen

Mehdi Nebbou as Lutz Roosen

Mehdi Nebbou

Lutz Roosen

Lukas Miko as Ralf

Lukas Miko

Ralf

Philippe Graber as Peter Kurtz

Philippe Graber

Peter Kurtz

Tilla Kratochwil as Beate Lendel

Tilla Kratochwil

Beate Lendel

Branko Tomović as Ragno Ronny

Branko Tomović

Ragno Ronny

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