Help, I'm a Boy!
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In Hamburg, an aged sorcerer is searching for a replacement. Freddie, who's about 12, finds the wizard's book of spells and knows enough to read a few lines to his friend Emma. She repeats the lines adding exasperation about Mickey, a boy who's often mean to her. The next morning, Mickey finds himself in Emma's body, and Emma finds herself in Mickey's body. The wizard tracks down the book, takes it back, and disappears, leaving Freddy with no way to reverse the spell, which becomes permanent in 54 hours. Freddy, Emma, and Mickey must work together to search out a solution, while making discoveries about sex roles, courage, friendship, and each other
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Edited by Monika SchuchardShot by Georgij PestovScored by Jens LangbeinDesigned by Sonja Stromer
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- Verzauberte Emma oder Hilfe, ich bin ein Junge...!de
- Help, I'm a Boy!en
- Aiuto, sono un ragazzo...!it
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21 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Sarah Hannemann
as Mickey
Nick Seidensticker
as Emma
Philipp Blank
as Vierauge
Pinkas Braun
as Albert Tartov
Nina Petri
as Emmas Mutter Paula Uhland
Stephan Benson
as Schwimmlehrer Hendrik Hopp
Tanja Schumann
as Lehrerin Frau Kahl
Dominique Horwitz
as Mickeys Vater Olaf
Marie Lou Sellem
as Mickeys Mutter Ulrike
Antonie Boegner
as Helena
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