Year of Production 2017
- 100% Coco, Netherlands, 2017
- 87 Children, Ukraine, Georgia, 2017
- Almost Heaven, Great Britain, 2017
- Anchors Up - Boats to the Rescue, Norway, 2017
- Anka, Croatia, France, 2017
- Anna and the Apocalypse , Great Britain, 2017
- Ash Lad: In the Hall of the Mountain King, The, Norway, Ireland, Czech Republic, 2017
- assoluto presente, L', Italy, 2017
- Ava, France, 2017
- Axolotl Overkill, Germany, 2017
- Ball, The, Italy, 2017
- Barefoot, Czech Republic, 2017
- Barley Fields on the Other Side of the Mountain, Great Britain, 2017
- Be Prepared, Poland, 2017
- Beauty and the Dogs, France, Tunisia, 2017
- Best Friend, The, Czech Republic, 2017
- Best of All Worlds, Austria, 2017
- Beyond Dreams, Sweden, 2017
- Big, Bad Fox and Other Tales, The, France, Belgium, 2017
- Bigfoot Junior aka Son of Bigfoot, The, Belgium, 2017
- Billy & Buddy 2, France, Belgium, 2017
- Birds Like Us, Bosnia-Herzegowina, 2017
- Bloody Milk, France, 2017
- Blue My Mind, Switzerland, 2017
- Brazils, Hungary, 2017
- Breadwinner, The, Canada, Ireland, Luxembourg, 2017
- Bright Nights, Germany, 2017
- Brothers, Netherlands, 2017
- Brothers, Netherlands, 2017
- Butterfly Kisses, Great Britain, 2017
- Casper and Emma Put on a Play, Norway, 2017
- Casper and Emma: Go Hiking, Norway, 2017
- Cat Skin, Great Britain, 2017
- Charlie and Hannah's Grand Night Out, Belgium, 2017
- Children of Chance, Belgium, 2017
- Cinderella the Cat, Italy, 2017
- Cléo & Paul, France, 2017
- Cloudboy, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, 2017
- Club Europa, Germany, 2017
- Cobain, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, 2017
- Coconut, the Little Dragon 2, Germany, 2017
- Comet, The, Norway, 2017
- Crazy Heart, This, Germany, 2017
- Deep, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, USA, China, GB, 2017
- Denmark, Denmark, 2017
- Djam, France, Greece, Turkey, 2017
- Do it Right, France, 2017
- Doru, Turkey, 2017
- Double Trouble, Poland, 2017
- Dreams by the Sea, Faroe Islands, Denmark, 2017
- Drib, Norway, 2017
- Drummer and the Keeper, The, Ireland, 2017
- Ducat Rock, Czech Republic, 2017
- Dummy the Mummy and the Tomb of Achnetoet, Netherlands, 2017
- Edhel, Italy, 2017
- Elephant and the Butterfly, The, Belgium, 2017
- Everyday Heroes, France, 2017
- Faithful Son, The, Belgium, 2017
- Family Jumble, The, Italy, 2017
- Fantastic Journey to Oz, Russia, 2017
- Father of Four – At the Top, Denmark, 2017
- Filthy, Czech Republic,Slovak Republic, 2017
- Find This Dumb Little Bitch And Throw Her Into a River, Netherlands, 2017
- Fixies, The: Top Secret, Russia, 2017
- Funny Little Bugs aka Tall Tales: The Magical Garden *, France, Luxembourg, 2017
- Garden Lane, Sweden, 2017
- Girl in Flight, Italy, Switzerland, 2017
- Godless Youth, Germany, 2017
- Golden Ball, The, Spain, 2017
- Goliath, Switzerland, 2017
- Gordon and Paddy, Sweden, 2017
- Grandpa more Dangerous than Computer, Latvia, 2017
- Hanaa, Italy, 2017
- Happy Family, Great Britain, Germany, 2017
- Harvie and the Magic Museum, Czech Republic, Russia, Belgium, 2017
- Hayflower, Quiltshoe & the Rubens Brothers, Finland, 2017
- Hobbyhorse Revolution, Finland, 2017
- Hotel True Love, Netherlands, Germany, 2017
- How I Met My Father, France, 2017
- I Am not a Witch, France, Great Britain, Germany, 2017
- I Am William, Denmark, 2017
- I Give You My Word 3, Russia, 2017
- I Kill Giants, Great Britain, 2017
- Imperfect Age, Italy, 2017
- Incredible Story of the Giant Pear, The, Denmark, 2017
- Insyriated, Belgium, Lebanon, 2017
- Invisibles, The, Germany, 2017
- Julia ist, Spain, 2017
- Junge Bunch, The – The Movie, France, 2017
- Just Charlie, Great Britain, 2017
- Kidbusters, Denmark, 2017
- Kids on the Silk Road, Denmark, 2017
- Kiss and Cry, France, 2017
- Kissing Candice, Ireland, 2017
- Laika, Czech Republic, 2017
- Legend of King Solomon, The, Hungary, 2017
- Lesson of Magic, Ukraine, 2017
- Let Him Be a Basketball Player, Slovenia, 2017
- Let the Girls Play, France, 2017
- Lilly's Bewitched Christmas, Germany, Austria, 2017
- Little Harbour, Slovak Republic & Czech Republic, 2017
- Little Spirou, France, Belgium, 2017
- Little Tito and the Aliens, Italy, 2017
- Little Vampire 3D, The, Netherlands, Germany, 2017
- Little Witch, The, Germany, Switzerland, 2017
- Loving Lorna, Sweden, 2017
- M, France, 2017
- Maleika, Germany, 2017
- Man Who Invented Christmas, The, Ireland, Canada, 2017
- Marcus & Martinus – Together, Norway, 2017
- Menina, France, 2017
- Michael Inside, Ireland, 2017
- Miss Sing Song Surinam, Netherlands, 2017
- Money Problem, Sweden, 2017
- Monkey and the Mouth, The, Norway, 2017
- Monky, Sweden, 2017
- Moomins and the Winter Wonderland, Finland, Poland, 2017
- More, Turkey, 2017
- Motorbike, The, Bulgaria, 2017
- Mountain Miracle – An Unexpected Friendship, Germany, Italy, 2017
- Mr. Moll & the Chocolate Factory, Switzerland, Germany, 2017
- Mutafukaz, France, Japan, 2017
- My Brother Simpel, Germany, 2017
- My Brother Simple, Germany, 2017
- My Giraffe, Netherlands, 2017
- My Short Words, Turkey, 2017
- Mystery of Green Hill, The, Croatia, 2017
- Never Leave Me, Bosnia & Herzegovina/Turkey/Serbia, 2017
- Next Door Spy, Denmark, 2017
- Nina, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, 2017
- Octav, Romania, Great Britain, 2017
- Once Upon a Time in Indian Country, Germany, 2017
- Only a Day, Germany, 2017
- Orchestra Class, France, 2017
- Oskar's America, Norway, Sweden, 2017
- Over the Limit, Poland, Germany, Finland, 2017
- Paddington 2, Great Britain, France, 2017
- Peggy Ray, Sweden, 2017
- Peppercorns and the Curse of the Black King, The, Germany, 2017
- Pin Cushion, Great Britain, 2017
- Pio, Italy, Germany, 2017
- Pipi, Pupu & Rosemary – The Mystery of the Stolen Notes, Italy, France, Luxembourg, 2017
- Prayer, The, France, 2017
- Promises, Iceland, Denmark, 2017
- Pure Hearts, Italy, 2017
- Rabbit School – Guardians of the Golden Egg, Germany, 2017
- Richard the Stork, Germany, Belgium, Norway, 2017
- Rock My Heart, Germany, 2017
- Room 213, Sweden, 2017
- School Number 3, Ukraine, Germany, 2017
- School of Life, France, 2017
- Screwed, Finland, 2017
- Seventeen, Austria, 2017
- Shiverstone Castle 2, Germany, 2017
- Sicilian Ghost Story, Italy, France, Switzerland, 2017
- Silvana, Sweden, 2017
- Smart Family, The, Netherlands, 2017
- Son of Sofia, Greece, Bulgaria, France, 2017
- Sorcerer's Apprentice, The, Germany, 2017
- Star Boys, Finland, 2017
- Storm – Letter of Fire, Netherlands, 2017
- Strange Daughter, Germany, 2017
- Stronghold, The, Ukraine, 2017
- Stronghold, The, Ukraine, 2017
- Summer 1993, Spain, 2017
- Summer Children, Iceland, 2017
- Swan, The, Iceland, Germany, Estonia, 2017
- Tad Jones 2: The Secret of King Midas, Spain, 2017
- Tales from the Lakeside, Hungary, 2017
- Team Hurricane, Denmark, 2017
- That Time Together, Czech Republic, 2017
- Thick Lashes of Lauri Mäntyvaara, Finland, 2017
- Third Wish, The, Czech Republic, 2017
- Three Heroes and the Princess of Egypt, Russia, 2017
- Three Quarters, Germany, Bulgaria, 2017
- Tiger Milk, Germany, 2017
- Tongue Cutters, Norway, 2017
- TRIO – The Hunt for the Holy Shrine, Norway, 2017
- Unexpected Journey, Finland, 2017
- Valley of Shadows, Norway, 2017
- Wallay, France, 2017
- War Game, The, Sweden, 2017
- We Can Be Heroes, Great Britain, 2017
- Wendy, Germany, 2017
- What a Circus, Denmark, 2017
- What Will People Say, Norway, 2017
- Windstorm and the Wild Horses, Germany, 2017
- Wolf and Sheep, Denmark, 2017
- Workshop, The, France, 2017
- Year of Hope, A, Denmark, 2017
- Zombillénium, Belgium, France, 2017
- Zoo, Ireland, Great Britain, 2017
Peppercorns and the Curse of the Black King, The
English title: Peppercorns and the Curse of the Black King, The
Original title: Pfefferkörner und der Fluch des schwarzen Königs, Die
German title: Pfefferkörner und der Fluch des schwarzen Königs, Die
Germany, 2017
Director: Theede, Christian
Production company: Letterbox, Senator
Co-producers: NDR
Age recommendation: 6 years and up
Length: 97 min.
Film genre: Feature film
Synopsis:
On their class trip, Mia and Basti investigate a mysterious curse. Did farm boy Luca bring the curse of the Black King on his family when he was trying to find the fabled hoard? Together they uncover an evil plot…
12-year-old Mia and her classmate Basti take a class trip to the Gruber family’s mountain ranch, where they begin to suspect something’s fishy: Mysterious witching symbols appear, the Gruber’s cattle falls sick, the well water turns black and the barn burns down. What the heck is going on here? Are they being haunted by an evil mountain spirit? Or is someone trying to put the Grubers out of business? Mia and Basti get unexpected support from their new classmate Johannes, whom Mia can’t stand because she thinks he’s full of himself. But Johannes soon turns out to be a brilliant logical thinker. Together they follow their handful of clues and leads: How did the poison the kids found wind up in the stable? What is the new cook hiding, and why? And what about the Mayor, who wants to get at the Gruber’s property? Young Luca Gruber blames himself for trying to find the fabled Hoard of the Black King up on the mountain. Did he bring the curse of the Black King on his family? But Mia is too sensible to believe in fairy tales...
Marketing strategies:
Based on the famous German TV-series "The Peppercorns".
Festivals:
Schlingel Chemnitz 2017, Kinderfilmtage im Ruhrgebiet 2017 (awarded), Chicago CFF 2017, Juniorfest Plzen 2017, Bremen CFF 2017 (awarded), China ICFF 2017, KinderKinoFest Duesseldorf 2017, Stockholm Junior 2018, Kristiansand CFF 2018, Golden Sparrow Gera/Erfurt 2018, La Matatena CFF Mexico City 2018, Kinolino CFF Dresden 2022
Study guide: German
World sales address/es:
Global Screen (DE)
Sold to:
Wild Bunch (DE)
Constantin (AT)
Katholisches Filmwerk (DE)
Bundesverband Jugend und Film (DE)