Help! I'm a Boy

Overview

In Hamburg, an aged sorcerer is searching for a replacement. Freddie, who's about 12, finds the wizard's book of spells and knows enough to read a few lines to his friend Emma. She repeats the lines adding exasperation about Mickey, a boy who's often mean to her. The next morning, Mickey finds himself in Emma's body, and Emma finds herself in Mickey's body. The wizard tracks down the book, takes it back, and disappears, leaving Freddy with no way to reverse the spell, which becomes permanent in 54 hours. Freddy, Emma, and Mickey must work together to search out a solution, while making discoveries about sex roles, courage, friendship, and each other

Directed by Oliver Dommenget

Top cast

Sarah Hannemann

Emma / Mickey

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Nick Seidensticker

Mickey / Emma

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Philipp Blank

Vierauge

Pinkas Braun

Albert Tartov

Nina Petri

Emmas Mutter Paula Uhland

Stephan Benson

Schwimmlehrer Hendrik Hopp

Tanja Schumann

Lehrerin Frau Kahl

Dominique Horwitz

Mickeys Vater Olaf

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Marie-Lou Sellem

Mickeys Mutter Ulrike

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Antonie Boegner

Helena

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Nadine Fano

Michelle

Tim Tiedemann

Emmas Bruder Lenni

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Christoph Metke

Sprecher Frau Fauli (voice)

David Kross

Paddy

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Franz Paul Stiller

Attila

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Ole Puppe

Lehrer Herr Schneider

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