When 12-year-old Chinese exchange student Xi Zhou's April Fools' prank goes disastrously wrong, it drags his host family, their son Lucas, and his crush Charlotte (Charly) into a tumultuous adventure full of gangsters, cash and chaos. With the mafia, a crew of rapper-thugs, and a bumbling police duo in pursuit, Lucas and Xi must team up to fix the mess they’ve created. Their only hope? Pulling off one final, genius prank.
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Noèl Gabriel Kipp
Lucas
Also in
Spuk unterm Riesenrad
Louma - Familie ist kein Kinderspiel
Max Zheng
Xi Zhou
No other roles listed
Cedric Eich
Schaaf
Known for
Toyland
Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything
Maïmouna Mbacke
Charly Neumann
Also in
Per Anhalter zur Ostsee
#BlackSheep
Jana McKinnon
Caro Roosen
Known for
We Children from Bahnhof Zoo
Black Snow
Yasin el Harrouk
Rashid
Known for
Dogs of Berlin
Laura Tonke
Maria Roosen
Known for
The Island
Amrum
Mehdi Nebbou
Lutz Roosen
Known for
Baby
HIP - High Intellectual Potential
Lukas Miko
Ralf
Known for
Freud
Pagan Peak
Philippe Graber
Peter Kurtz
Known for
The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch
The Universal Theory
Tilla Kratochwil
Beate Lendel
Known for
Dark
Kleo
Branko Tomović
Ragno Ronny
Known for
Luna's Revenge
Dogs of Berlin
Benjamin Heisenberg Director · Peer Klehmet Writer Timon Schäppi Cinematographer
First release March 13, 2025 · Produced in Switzerland, Germany · Production Kundschafter Filmproduktion, KiKA
Production
tellfilm
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Kundschafter Filmproduktion
Production
KiKA
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MDR
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HR
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SRF
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The Post Republic
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Switzerland · Germany
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Original title
Der Prank - April, April!
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Austria · March 13, 2025
Theatrical
Germany · March 13, 2025
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Hong Kong SAR China
July 27, 2025 · Premiere · Hong Kong Kids International Film Festival
Netherlands
October 8, 2025 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 28, 2025 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
October 16, 2025 · Theatrical
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