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The Little Ghost

2013 · 92 min

A gentle, cozy children's tale that drifts along like a bedtime story, curious and a little wistful, with mild mischief and a soft glow.

Directed by
Alain Gsponer
Genres
Family, Fantasy
Starring
Uwe Ochsenknecht, Herbert Knaup, Jonas Holdenrieder
Overview
The Little Ghost lives in the castle over looking a small town and awakens for precisely one hour after the clock strikes midnight. Follow him on this adventure to see his first sunrise ever!

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Directed by
Alain Gsponer
Genres
Family, Fantasy
Starring
Uwe Ochsenknecht, Herbert Knaup, Jonas Holdenrieder
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • friendship
  • identity
  • freedom
  • coming-of-age
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour4
Realism4
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Genres
family, fantasy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Runtime
92 min
Country
Germany, Switzerland
Languages
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