Hui Buh and the Witch's Castle

2022 1h 28m DE

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★5.5TMDB · 39

FamilyFantasyAdventureComedyAnimation

Synopsis

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For over 500 years now, the castle ghost Hui Buh has been stirring things up at Castle Burgeck. His friend and owner of the castle, King Julius is not the only one who finds Hui Buh's poor attempts at scary hauntings terribly annoying. The chaotic atmosphere at the castle reaches an all-time high when the young witch Ophelia appears at the castle gates out of nowhere, claiming to be Hui Buh's long lost niece. Ophelia is in possession of the Necronomicon, an ancient book of spells that is as evil as it is powerful. Hui Buh, realizing the possibilities that the book would open up for him, is dying to get his hands on the book...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Michael Herbig
Hui Buh
Christoph Maria Herbst
König Julius der 111
Rick Kavanian
Charles
Mina Tander
Maria
Nelly Hoffmann
Hexe Ophelia
Veronika Bellová
Eishexe
Leona Skleničková
Diandra
Manou Lubowski
Necronomicon (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sebastian Niemann
Writers: Sebastian Niemann, Dirk Ahner
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Hui Buh Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sebastian Niemann, shot by Gerhard Schirlo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Moune Barius shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Michael Herbig and Christoph Maria Herbst and Rick Kavanian carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt14176696 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 39 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sebastian Niemann directs. Gerhard Schirlo behind the camera. Moune Barius cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 4 years ago.
3Part of the "Hui Buh Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Sebastian Niemann, shot by Gerhard Schirlo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Moune Barius shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Michael Herbig and Christoph Maria Herbst and Rick Kavanian carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt14176696 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 39 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.