Rabbit School – Guardians of the Golden Egg

2017 German animated film

Rabbit School - Guardians of the Golden Egg
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German	Die Häschenschule – Jagd nach dem Goldenen Ei

Directed by	Ute von Münchow-Pohl
Screenplay by	Katja Grübel Dagmar Rehbinder
Based on	Die Häschenschule by Albert Sixtus
Produced by	Dirk Beinhold
Edited by	Erik Stappenbeck
Music by	Alex Komlew^[1]
Production company	Akkord Film Produktion GmbH
Distributed by	Universum Film Sola Media
Release date	16 March 2017 (2017-03-16)
Running time	76 minutes^[2]
Country	Germany^[3]
Language	German^[3]
Box office	$3,416,299

Rabbit School – Guardians of the Golden Egg (German: Die Häschenschule – Jagd nach dem Goldenen Ei) is a 2017 German animated adventure comedy film directed by Ute von Münchow-Pohl from a screenplay by Katja Grübel and Dagmar Rehbinder, based on the 1924 German children's novel Die Häschenschule (A Day At Bunny School), written by Albert Sixtus and illustrated by Fritz Koch-Gotha.^[4]^[5] The film had its world premiere at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2017, and was released theatrically in Germany on 16 March 2017.^[6] It grossed $3,416,299 worldwide.

Plot

Max, a young urban rabbit struggling with his identity, gets stuck in an old-fashioned Easter Rabbit school after it is surrounded by a clan of malicious foxes who want to take over the holiday. With the help of his crush Emmy and the instruction of the mysterious Madame Hermione, Max must learn the secret of the magic of the Easter bunnies and save the school from the evil foxes.^[7]

Cast

German version^[8]

Noah Levi as Max
Friedrich von Thun as Mr Fritz
Senta Berger as Madame Hermione
Jenny Melina Witez as Emmy
Max Boguth as Ernie
Ben Boxberg as Anton
Jule Böwe as Ruth
Dirk Petrick as Ferdinand
Constantin von Jascheroff as Bruno
Tim Sander as Lawrence
Sebastian Fitzner as A.C.
Leon Seidel as Ron
Peter Nottmeier: Willibald
Valentina Bonalana: Luise
Gustav Häcke: Ruddy
Max Rinke: Otto
Tom Raczko: Leader of Shockwave Rabbits
David Trayser: Techno Rabbit
Lina Andres: Little Rabbit Girl
Anna Neuenhofen: Sales Woman / Mother on TV / News Anchoress
Erik Stappenbeck: News Anchor

English version

Gustav Bergold as Max
Darren Smith as Mr Fritz
Dulcie Smart as Madame Hermine
Jenny Melina Witez as Emmi
Lawrence Smith as Ernie
Sammy Holroyd as Anton
Corey Ott: Ruth
Harvey Friedman: Ferdinand
Steve Jacob: Bruno
Jeff Burrell: Lawrence / News Anchor
Liam Mockridge: A.C.
Flynn Ott: Ron
Marc Espiner: Willibald
Imogen Burrell: Luise
Laszlo Jansen: Ruddy / Otto
Neally Quinn: Leader
Lonja Siebenmann: Techno Rabbit
Riley Ott: Little Rabbit Girl
Vinh Pham: Mother on TV
Susanne Ritter: Sales Woman / News Anchoress

Release

Rabbit School had its world premiere at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2017, and was released theatrically in Germany on 16 March 2017, distributed by Universum Film. During its opening week in Germany, the film received 103,518 admissions, and grossed a total of $1,603,605 during its entire German theatrical run, contributing to the worldwide gross of $3,416,299.^[9]^[10] International sales were handled by Sola Media.^[9]

Sequel

A sequel, titled Rabbit Academy: Mission Eggpossible, was released on digital platforms on March 17, 2022.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Rabbit School at Soundtrack.net. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ Die Häschenschule – Jagd nach dem Goldenen Ei at Deutsche Film- und Medienbewertung (FBW). (in German). Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b Knoll, Hans-Peter: Die Häschenschule – Jagd nach dem Goldenen Ei.. (in German). Filmdienst. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ Rabbit School - Guardians of the Golden Egg (Die Häschenschule – Jagd nach dem Goldenen Ei) at Cineuropa – the best of European cinema. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ Klassiker als Kinderfilm: "Die Häschenschule", 13 March 2017. (in German). T-Online. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ Milligan, Mercedes (26 January 2017) ‘Rabbit School’ Hops to World Premiere at Berlin Fest. Animation Magazine. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ "Rabbit School – i guardiani dell’uovo d’oro": grande entusiasmo per l’anteprima dedicata ai giffoners, 26 March 2018. (in Italian). Giffoni Film Festival. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ "Die Häschenschule - Jagd nach dem goldenen Ei". Crew United (in German). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b Milligan, Mercedes (31 March 2017) ‘Rabbit School’ Is a Spring Success in Europe. Animation Magazine. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
^ Rabbit School: Guardians of the Golden Egg at Box Office Mojo, an IMDb company. Retrieved 19 October 2021.