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Krabat and the Legend of the Satanic Mill

Country: Germany | UK | Romania, Language: German, 120 mins

  • Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner
  • Writer: Michael Gutmann; Marco Kreuzpaintner
  • Producer: Gabriela Bacher; Christian Balz

CGiii Comment

Beautifully shot...and, darker than you would expect for a fantasy film.

It is a little too predictable - a few more surprises and this would have made this into a cinematic delight.

Still...not bad. Worth a watch.


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The(ir) Blurb...

1648. After the Thirty Years War, Germany is a wretched, plundered land, still ravished by the Black Death. Urchin Krabat gets separated from his beggar friends and finds refuge on the flourishing estate of the black miller. the hard worker gets initiated in his secret magic society. Only afterward he learns its terrible dark secrets, which spell death and/or solitude for the boys and their beloved village girls. A surprising friend offers a daring way out.

Cast & Characters

David Kross as Krabat;
Daniel Brühl as Tonda;
Christian Redl as Meister - Evil Sorcerer;
Robert Stadlober as Lyschko;
Paula Kalenberg as Kantorka;
Hanno Koffler as Juro;
Anna Thalbach as Worschula;
Charly Hübner as Michal;
Moritz Grove as Merten;
Tom Wlaschiha as Hanzo