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Die Wilden Hühner

IMDb ID: tt0466195 · Year: 2005 · Rating: 6.0 (1,080 votes)

Genres: Adventure · Family

Tween Sprotte and her three friends take care of Sprotte's grandmother's chickens. A new girl in school wishes to join the group and helps in a feud with a group of boys. Grandma plans to slaughter the chickens so they hatch a res...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Wild Chicks
Canada: Wild Chicks (English)
United Kingdom: Wild Chicks
Ireland: Wild Chicks (English)
India: Wild Chicks (English)
New Zealand: Wild Chicks (English)
United States: Wild Chicks
World-wide: Wild Chicks (English)
South Africa: Wild Chicks (English)
Belgium: De wilde kippenclub (Flemish)
Netherlands: De wilde kippenclub
France: Charlotte et sa bande (TV Title)
Germany: Die Wilden Hühner
Italy: Galline da salvare
Argentina: Las nenas salvajes
Hungary: Makrancos csajok (TV Title)
Poland: Nastolatki
Czech Republic: Žáby k zulíbání
Russia: Дикие курочки
Ukraine: Дикі курочки
Дикі курочки
Release Date2005-04-22Runtime105 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews3Critic Reviews4Countries / RegionsGermanyLanguagesGermanKeywordsfriendship
teacher
friend
eco sabotage
girl wears a miniskirt
Filming LocationsBergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyProduction CompaniesConstantin Film
Bavaria Filmverleih- und Produktions GmbH
Lunaris Film
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0466195/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0466195.jpgUpdated At2026-02-07T23:35:35

Stars

Michelle von Treuberg
Lucie Hollmann
Paula Romy
Zsá Zsá Inci
Jette Hering
Jeremy Mockridge
Philip Wiegratz
Martin Kurz
Vincent Redetzki
Veronica Ferres

Directors

Vivian Naefe

Writers

Cornelia Funke
Güzin Kar
Uschi Reich

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Michelle von Treuberg | Character: Sprotte
Actor: Lucie Hollmann | Character: Frieda
Actor: Paula Romy | Character: Melanie
Actor: Zsá Zsá Inci | Character: Trude
Actor: Jette Hering | Character: Wilma
Actor: Jeremy Mockridge | Character: Fred
Actor: Philip Wiegratz | Character: Steve
Actor: Martin Kurz | Character: Torte
Actor: Vincent Redetzki | Character: Willi
Actor: Veronica Ferres | Character: Sibylle
Actor: Doris Schade | Character: Oma Slättberg
Actor: Jessica Schwarz | Character: Frau Rose
Actor: Axel Prahl | Character: Willis Vater
Actor: Lukas Steimel | Character: Luki
Actor: Lukas Engel | Character: Titus
Actor: Pino Severino-Geysen | Character: Paolo
Actor: David Kötter | Character: Freund von Titus
Actor: Frank Voß | Character: Trudes Vater
Actor: Christine Rose | Character: Jutta
Actor: Nina Vorbrodt | Character: Friedas Mutter
Actor: Roland Jankowsky | Character: Friedas Vater
Actor: Herbert Meurer | Character: Herr Feistkorn
Actor: Marius Fischer | Character: Bo
Actor: Hanna Bredow | Character: Melanies Schwester
Actor: Anya Hoffmann | Character: Melanies Mutter
Actor: Frank Wickermann | Character: Melanies Vater
Actor: Justus Kötting | Character: Oberschüler 1
Actor: Katharina Eyssen | Character: Kindergärtnerin
Actor: Axel Häfner | Character: Schrottplatzwärter
Actor: Urs Villiger | Character: Fahrlehrer
Actor: Gabrielle Reumer | Character: Willis Mutter
Actor: Sina Burmester | Character: Tortes Freundin
Actor: Benno Fürmann | Character: Lehrer Grünbaum
Actor: Piet Klocke | Character: Junggeselle
Actor: Simon Gosejohann | Character: Discobesucher
Actor: Alissa Preisner | Character: Actress
Actor: Isabelle Tran | Character: Actress

[Directors Group]
Name: Vivian Naefe | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Cornelia Funke | Role: Writer
Name: Güzin Kar | Role: Writer
Name: Uschi Reich | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Gabriele Heuser | Role: Producer
Name: Oliver Nommsen | Role: Producer
Name: Uschi Reich | Role: Producer
Name: Susanne van Lessen | Role: Producer
Name: Peter Zenk | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Annette Focks | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Peter Döttling | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Hansjörg Weißbrich | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: An Dorthe Braker | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Susann Bieling | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Gabrielle Reumer | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Silvia Barthelmes | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Charlotte Chang | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Bettina Heyl | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Eileen Kastner-Delago | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Simone Schlimm | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Tina Bockeloh | Role: Production Manager
Name: Dirk Engelhard | Role: Production Manager
Name: Zsuzsanna Gurath | Role: Production Manager
Name: Chiara Karampataki-Ersfeld | Role: Production Manager
Name: Felix Julius Meyle | Role: Production Manager
Name: Mark Popp | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Ines Böing | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Jochen Gosch | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Jesper Petzke | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Erich Desideriu | Role: Art Department
Name: Joachim Grundmann | Role: Art Department
Name: Klaus Heimes | Role: Art Department
Name: Klaus Rudat | Role: Art Department
Name: Andrea Wehrheim | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: André Bendocchi-Alves | Role: Sound Department
Name: Claudia Enzmann | Role: Sound Department
Name: Diane Herzfeld | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michael Kranz | Role: Sound Department
Name: Christoph Merkele | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sven Mevissen | Role: Sound Department
Name: Benjamin A. Rosenkind | Role: Sound Department
Name: Philipp Sellier | Role: Sound Department
Name: Wolfgang Wirtz | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Benjamin Kötter | Role: Special Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Carolyn Dean | Role: Stunts
Name: Evangelos Grecos | Role: Stunts
Name: Lutz Schleisner | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Franco Bertone | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matthias Boch | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Daniel Bussmann | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Thomas Frischhut | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Christian Goerges | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Anne Christin Grimm | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dirk Henkel | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sven Häse | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Christian Kitscha | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Max Knauer | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marco Nagel | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Christoph Nickel | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lars Ostermann | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Roman Schauerte | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Donat Schilling | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Christian Schuierer | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Stahl | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jürgen Tomadini | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Patrick Toufexis | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Volker Vahl | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rolf von Der Heydt | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jürgen Wolf | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Burkhard Eick | Role: Casting Department
Name: Delia Eick | Role: Casting Department
Name: Jacqueline Rietz | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Stephanie Fürst | Role: Costume Department
Name: Anja Kemper | Role: Costume Department
Name: Eva Maas | Role: Costume Department
Name: Annette Naumann | Role: Costume Department
Name: Anna Putilina | Role: Costume Department

[Location Management]
Name: Maike Kreis | Role: Location Management
Name: Angie Simaifar | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Peter Fuchs | Role: Music Department
Name: Andi Reisner | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Nicholas Mockridge | Role: Production Department
Name: Marc Prüll | Role: Production Department
Name: Simone Wilms | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Patricia Leray | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Johannes Hensen | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Jörg Vincent Malotki | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Alexander Peitz | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Daniel Stockhorst | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Muriel Amstalden | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jan Fröhlich | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ulrike Gojowczyk | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Georg Höss | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Melina Pink | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Birgit Theis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Holger Veh | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael Welzel | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hayo Wolfram | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Martin Zwanzger | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0466195/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United Kingdom: April 22, 2005
United States: April 22, 2005
Finland: June 10, 2005
Switzerland: February 9, 2006 (German speaking region)
Germany: February 9, 2006
Austria: February 10, 2006
Estonia: November 27, 2006 (Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival)
Canada: April 15, 2007 (Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children)
Hungary: April 24, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Canada: October 6, 2007 (Edmonton International Film Festival)
France: January 22, 2008 (TV release)
France: January 18, 2009 (TV premiere)
Netherlands: February 13, 2010 (TV premiere)

Awards

Winner | 2006 | Undine Awards, Austria | Undine Award | Best Young Comedian (Beste/-r jugendliche/-r Komödiant/-in) | Paula Romy, Wild Chicks
Nominee | 2006 | Undine Awards, Austria | Undine Award | Best Debut, Male (Bester Filmdebütant) | Martin Kurz, Wild Chicks

Box Office

Germany: USD 6053322
Period: Mar 16 – 19, 2006 | Rank: 12 | Weeks in release: 6 | Theaters: 575 | Gross to date: USD 6053322 | Interval gross: USD 284397 | Per theater average: USD 494
Period: Mar 9 – 12, 2006 | Rank: 8 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 575 | Gross to date: USD 5556678 | Interval gross: USD 434111 | Per theater average: USD 754
Period: Mar 2 – 5, 2006 | Rank: 6 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 575 | Gross to date: USD 5086250 | Interval gross: USD 606583 | Per theater average: USD 1054
Period: Feb 23 – 26, 2006 | Rank: 4 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 575 | Gross to date: USD 4077596 | Interval gross: USD 726427 | Per theater average: USD 1263
Period: Feb 16 – 19, 2006 | Rank: 2 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 575 | Gross to date: USD 3140612 | Interval gross: USD 1228437 | Per theater average: USD 2136
Period: Feb 9 – 12, 2006 | Rank: 2 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 575 | Gross to date: USD 1611909 | Interval gross: USD 1611909 | Per theater average: USD 2803