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Victor and the Secret of Crocodile Mansion

2012 · 83 min

A gentle, slightly spooky mystery that feels like exploring a dusty old mansion with a curious friend.

Directed by
Philipp Stennert, Cyrill Boss
Genres
Adventure, Family, Mystery
Starring
Kristo Ferkic, Joanna Ferkic, Vijessna Ferkic
Overview
Victor is both thrilled and mystified when his family moves into his grand-uncles somber mansion filled with African masks, taxidermy crocodile mounts - and a dark secret: Four decades ago, his grand-cousin Cecilia, at the same age as he is now, lost her life in the mansions impressive staircase, and the circumstances of her death still remain obscure.

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Directed by
Philipp Stennert, Cyrill Boss
Genres
Adventure, Family, Mystery
Starring
Kristo Ferkic, Joanna Ferkic, Vijessna Ferkic
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • family
  • death
  • memory
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour3
Realism6
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
adventure, family, mystery
Directed by
Philipp Stennert, Cyrill Boss
Written by
Philipp Stennert, Cyrill Boss, Eckhard Vollmar
Starring
Kristo Ferkic, Joanna Ferkic, Vijessna Ferkic, Christoph Maria Herbst, Gudrun Ritter, Waldemar Kobus, Elena Oechsner, Uwe Friedrichsen
Runtime
83 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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