The Robber Hotzenplotz: German remake of the popular children’s book by Otfried Preußler starring Nicholas Ofczarek as the robber Hotzenplotz.
Film plot and background
German remake of the popular children’s book by Otfried Preußler with Nicholas Ofczarek as the robber Hotzenplotz.
The book about the “Robber Hotzenplotz” by Otfried Preußler has delighted generations of children for 60 years. To mark the anniversary, the cunning robber is up to his mischief once again in the cinema, this time Nicholas Ofczarek (“The Passport”) slips into the leading role.
“Der Räuber Hotzenplotz” – plot
In a small idyllic village everything is actually in perfect order – but one troublemaker has been keeping the police on their toes for some time: the robber Hotzenplotz (Nicholas Ofczarek). Now he has his sights set on the coffee mill of the warm-hearted grandmother (Hedi Kriegeskotte). The two young friends Kasperl and Seppel no longer want to stand idly by and courageously stand in Hotzenplotz’s way – but fall into his trap.
While policeman Dimpfelmoser (Olli Dittrich) takes up the investigation together with clairvoyant Schlotterbeck (Christiane Paul), Seppel and Kasperl not only have to stand up to Hotzenplotz, but also the nasty magician Petrosilius Zwackelmann (August Diehl). In captivity they meet the beautiful fairy Amaryllis (Luna Wedler) and decide to help her. Can they join forces to eliminate the robber?
“Der Räuber Hotzenplotz” – background, cast, cinema release
The film adaptation of the children’s book “The Little Witch” by Otfried Preußler was already a big box office success in 2018 and thrilled over 1.6 million viewers*. The next Preußler film adaptation will follow in 2022 with “Der Räuber Hotzenplotz”. The children’s book “Der Räuber Hotzenplotz” was first published in 1962.
The title role is played by the versatile theatre actor and series star Nicholas Ofczarek (“Der Pass”), while the rest of the cast of “Der Räuber Hotzenplotz” is graced by names such as August Diehl (“Inglourious Basterds”), Christiane Paul (“Es ist nur eine Phase, Hase”), Olli Dittrich (“Dittsche”), Luna Wedler (“Dem Horizont so nah”), Hedi Kriegeskotte (“Der Junge muss an die frische Luft”) and in the up-and-coming roles Hans Marquadt and Benedikt Jenke (“All My Loving”).
The initially planned cinema release in spring 2022 had to be postponed. “Der Räuber Hotzenplotz” now opens in German cinemas on 8 December 2022. The world premiere of the children’s film will already take place in the summer of 2022 as part of the Kinderfilmfest München.
