A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
May 18, 2012
Original Title:
Der Rekordbeobachter
Alternate Titles:
Record: Oltre l'impossibile
Genres:
Comedy
Production Companies:
ARD
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 90
Marvin Feldmann has an unusual job: he works for the "Book of Records". His new order leads the strict and incorruptible record watcher to the Finnish island of Föglö. There is said to be a boy there who can make a stone jump 52 times on the water. Marvin does not have a great desire for the arduous journey, and when the twelve-year-old Elias barely fails in his attempt to set a record, he wants to leave immediately. However, Marvin did not count on the shrewd islanders who want to give the life-threatening boy a second chance - especially Elias' aunt Fanny.
Director:
Karola Hattop
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