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Year of Production 2012

Victor and the Secret of Crocodile Mansion

English title: Victor and the Secret of Crocodile Mansion
Original title: Haus der Krokodile, Das
German title: Haus der Krokodile, Das
Germany, 2012

Director: Boss, Cyrill & Stennert, Philipp
Production company: Rat Pack Filmproduction
Age recommendation: 8 years and up

Synopsis:
11-year old Victor is both thrilled and mystified when his family moves into his grand-uncle’s somber mansion filled with African masks, taxidermy crocodile mounts - and a dark secret: Four decades ago, his grand-cousin Cecilia, at the same age as he is now, lost her life, and the circumstances of her death still remain obscure.

Alone with his teenage sisters, Victor plays with his sword in front of the big mirror in the parlor - and is shocked when he sees the reflection of a masked man! A burglar? The gruff, elderly housekeeper, thinks it was just Victor’s imagination running wild. Or is she trying to draw a veil over the truth?

When Victor finds Cecilia's diary in a secret drawer her wax paintings sends shivers down his spine, did Cecilia foresee her own murder?...

Comments:
"A real Hitchcock for Kids!" (Sola Media)

Marketing strategies:
Based on the novel of the same title by Helmut Ballot

Festivals:
Giffoni 2012 (awarded), Buster Copenhagen 2012, Chicago 2012, Ale Kino Poznan 2012, Bavarian Film Award 2013: Best Children's Film, Jeugdfilmfestival Antwerp & Brugge 2013 (awarded), Fifem Montreal 2013 (awarded), Reel Fun FF Calgary 2013, BUFF Malmö 2013,TIFF Kids Toronto 2013, Golden Sparrow Gera/Erfurt 2013 (awarded), Discovery Dundee 2013, KinOdiseea Bucharest 2013

World sales address/es:
Sola Media (DE)

Sold to:
Constantin (DE)