Help! I'm a Boy (Hilfe, ich bin ein Junge) 21 years old

In Hamburg, an aged sorcerer is searching for a replacement. Freddie, who's about 12, finds the wizard's book of spells and knows enough to read a few lines to his friend Emma. She repeats the lines adding exasperation about Mickey, a boy who's often mean to her. The next morning, Mickey finds himself in Emma's body, and Emma finds herself in Mickey's body. The wizard tracks down the book, takes it back, and disappears, leaving Freddy with no way to reverse the spell, which becomes permanent in 54 hours. Freddy, Emma, and Mickey must work together to search out a solution, while making discoveries about sex roles, courage, friendship, and each other

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Help! I'm a Boy Cast

Name Character
Nina Petri She was 39, now 60 years old as Emmas Mutter Paula Uhland
Marie-Lou Sellem She was 36, now 57 years old as Mickeys Mutter Ulrike
David Kross He was 12, now 33 years old as Paddy
Dominique Horwitz He was 45, now 67 years old as Mickeys Vater Olaf
Pinkas Braun He was 79, 85 years old when he died as Albert Tartov
Ole Puppe He was 33, now 54 years old as Lehrer Herr Schneider
Nick Seidensticker as Mickey / Emma
Stephan Benson He was 38, now 60 years old as Schwimmlehrer Hendrik Hopp
Tanja Schumann She was 40, now 61 years old as Lehrerin Frau Kahl
Tim Troeger as Emmas Bruder Lenni
Christoph Metke as Sprecher Frau Fauli (voice)
Sarah Hannemann She was 12, now 34 years old as Emma / Mickey
Philipp Blank as Vierauge
Antonie Boegner as Helena
Nadine Fano She was 14, now 36 years old as Michelle
Franz Paul Stiller as Attila

Help! I'm a Boy Crew

Name Department
Astrid Ströher as Screenplay. She was 31 (now 53) years old Writing
Christoph Metke as Sound Re-Recording Mixer. Sound
Oliver Dommenget as Director. He was 36 (now 58) years old Directing
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Help! I'm a Boy (21 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, October 17, 2002
  • Runtime: 95 minutes