Family Adventure-Comedy ‘Prank’ Picked Up by Picture Tree Ahead of Market Premiere in Berlin (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor Picture Tree Intl. has acquired international sales rights for “Prank,” a family adventure-comedy directed by Benjamin Heisenberg (“The Robber”), who co-wrote the script with Peer Klehmet (“The Famous Five”).
PTI will present the film as a market premiere at the European Film Market in Berlin ahead of its German release this spring. “Prank” follows 12-year-old Lucas Roosen and his Chinese exchange student Xi Zhou (Max Zheng), whose seemingly innocent April Fool’s prank spirals out of control.
What begins as a harmless joke evolves into a chaotic adventure, drawing in a cast of misfit characters, including gangsters and bumbling police officers.
Leading the cast is Noèl Gabriel Kipp as Lucas, a mischievous yet endearing protagonist. Joining him is Max Zheng as Xi Zhou.
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