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Momo (2025)

Momo poster
Directed by
Christian Ditter
Genre
family, fantasy, adventure
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
AA
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 33 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young girl named Momo discovers she has a special gift for listening to others. In her quiet community, she must stand up to mysterious figures who steal people's time.

whimsicalheartfeltadventurousthoughtfulgentlehopefulfamily-orientedslow-paced

What happens

Momo is a 2025 German fantasy film written and directed by Christian Ditter. It adapts Michael Ende’s 1973 novel Momo. The film stars Alexa Goodall as the title character alongside Araloyin Oshunremi, Kim Bodnia, Claes Bang, Laura Haddock, Jennifer Amaka Pettersson, David Schütter and Martin Freeman. The project was developed by producer Christian Becker for Rat Pack Filmproduktion, Westside Filmproduktion and Constantin Film in collaboration with Pakt Media. Fil Eisler composed the score, Christian Rein served as cinematographer and the film was edited by Sandy Saffeels and Friedemann Schmidt. Momo had its world premiere at the 2025 Zurich Film Festival during the gala section and was released theatrically in Germany on 2 October 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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