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Help, I Shrunk My Teacher

Original title: Hilfe, ich hab meine Lehrerin geschrumpft
German title: Hilfe, ich hab meine Lehrerin geschrumpft
Germany, Austria, 2015

Director: Unterwaldt, Sven
Production company: Blue Eyes Fiction
Co-producers: Karibu Film, Mini Film, Deutsche Columbia, Arri Media
Age recommendation: 6 years and up

Synopsis:
Eleven-year-old Felix has had a hard time adjusting since his mom moved to the United States for a new job. On his first day at his new school, Felix tries to keep his head down, concentrate on his studies, and avoid the universally disliked principal, Dr. Schmitt-Gössenwein — until a gang of bullies corners him and dares him to break into a locked room that is supposedly inhabited by the ghost of the school's founder. Caught in the act by Dr. Schmitt-Gössenwein, Felix tries to escape, with fantastic consequences: he accidentally shrinks the principal down to a height of only 15 centimeters! Placing the pint-size principal in his backpack for safekeeping, Felix tries to figure out how to return her to her original size — but he soon has another problem on his hands when he overhears plans to close the school. With his principal still no bigger than a pencil, it's up to Felix to take charge and save his new school!

Festivals:
TIFF Kids Toronto 2016, Golden Sparrow Gera/Erfurt 2016, Chicago CFF 2016, Reel Fun Calgary 2017, Pula IFF 2017 (awarded), FIFEM Montreal 2020

World sales address/es:
Playmaker (DE)

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Sony (DE)