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Hui Buh: The Castle Ghost

2006 · 103 min

A silly, good-natured haunted-castle romp that plays like a live-action cartoon, full of slapstick scares and gentle mischief.

Overview
After 500 years, castle ghost Hui Buh finally has some royal residents to haunt, but he soon loses his license to scare and must get recertified.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • identity
  • found family
  • redemption
Places
  • single country house
  • fantasy world
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour7
Realism3
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
animation, fantasy, adventure, comedy
Directed by
Sebastian Niemann
Written by
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Starring
Michael Herbig, Christoph Maria Herbst, Heike Makatsch, Ellenie Salvo González, Hans Clarin, Rick Kavanian, Nick Brimble, Martin Kurz
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Cinematography
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Country
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Languages
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