Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer

2018 6+ Germany

6.3 105 min. Dennis Hanzel

The driver of the "Ebman" locomotive, who can drive not only on rails, Lucas, together with other comrades, found an orphaned child in a cradle. They decided to call him Jim the Button. Since then, the man and the boy have always been inseparable. They lived on the small island nation of Medland until the king ordered them to get rid of Ebmen. Lucas and Jim decided to rush to adventure in search of a new place to live. They will go through stormy seas, meet dragons and giants, visit different islands. On one of them, friends learned that the charming princess Li Xi had been kidnapped. Jim and Lucas will do everything possible to save the girl from captivity and all dangers. Read more The film is based on the book of the same name by the children's writer Michael Ende. The film was directed by Dennis Hansel, who previously worked on the films "Death Academy" (2004), "Experiment 2: The Wave" (2008), "Mechanic: Resurrection" (2016). The film starred: Henning Baum ("Girls on Top" (2001)), Solomon Gordon (debut), Michael Herbig ("Manito's Moccasins" (2001), "Asterix at the Olympic Games" (2008), "Four Against the Bank" (2016)). The film was released on March 29, 2018 on German screens.