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The Crocodiles
Genres
AdventureFamily
Overview
Ten-year-old Hannes, growing up with his young, poor and single mother wants to join the coolest gang in the area, the Vorstadtkrokodile. When the ‘entry test’ goes wrong, Hannes’s life is saved by Kai, who is desperate to join too but is wheelchair bound and unable to even run away when things get hot. Hannes would accept Kai but the other gang members don’t seem happy to accept a handicapped member...
Details
Budget
$4980190
Revenue
$4628777
Runtime
98 min
Release Date
2009-03-26
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
119
Vote Average
7.113
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Nick Romeo Reimann
Hannes
Leonie Tepe
Maria
Fabian Halbig
Kai
Manuel Steitz
Olli
David Hürten
Frank
Javidan Imani
Jorgo
Robin Walter
Peter
Nicolas Schinseck
Elvis
Nora Tschirner
Hannes' mother
Maria Schrader
Kai's mother
Smudo
Kai's father
Jacob Matschenz
Dennis
Axel Stein
Kevin
Oktay Özdemir
Achmed
Marina Hambuch
Emma
Heiner Beeker
Firefighter
Achim Bauer
Police officer
Klaus Neugebauer
Biker
Christoph Blum
Man at the scene of the accident
Horst Neugebauer
Father of Dennis & Frank
Oliver Zentgraf
Skateboarder
Martin Semmelrogge
Golf course owner
Ralf Richter
Chief Police Officer
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