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I know, you think that’s totally...

Cool.

Cool?

Yeah. Cool. I wouldn’t have thought that about you.

I see.

You don’t think much of me, do you?

You only came to me with the ice cream because you wanted the guys’ voices.

(she sighs)

But I still like you.

I don’t think you’re that bad either. - Even without the Maja-Malakara shirt?

That didn’t suit you anyway.

(Ida) Oh God, what did you do? - What happened here?

How did you get in here? - With Turbo-Turtle and Super-Tongue.

What happened to my great-grandfather?

I’d like to know that too. What are you doing here at night?

Silas is not to blame.

I stole a bone, and he wanted to bring it back.

What? Is that true?

Yeah. Miss Cornfield’s got it in for me.

Because someone told her that I’m ripping off students.

That was us.

Good morning! - Good morning!

Morning.

We didn’t want you to get away with it.

I’m sorry that I... - It’s okay.

But we can forget about the performance.

You didn’t want to go to Maja Malakara anyway.

Yes.

Very urgently.

They want to cut down the forest and build a luxury resort.

What? - That’s why we wanted to sing “Stop, that’s our forest!”

And collect signatures. - To stop the construction.

But we’ll never get the dinosaur rebuilt by tomorrow.

The poor forest. - Oopsie-daisy.

Of course, we’ll get it rebuilt by tomorrow. If everyone pitches in?

Silas knows about dinosaurs. - He was a dino nerd as a kid.

Stop always saying “dino.” This is a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

From the Theropoda group,

which existed until the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction.

(all laugh)

Do you know how to assemble it?

Sure. I’ve got help from a descendant of the archosaurs.

Mhm. Yo, dude. - And I’m still here too.

I’m almost as old as a dinosaur myself.

What are we waiting for? - Let’s go!

(Silas) You take the tail and lift the clavicle!

Hop, hop, hop, hop!

Put it down here, and you can place this here.

(Pop music) - (everyone) # Bro, it’s only together.

# Five fingers make a hand.

# I know: Crew love is true love.

# Come, let’s spray it on every wall.

# We only come in a package.

# We’re not complete when one is missing.

# Every highlight that shapes me,

# I’ve experienced with you.

# And when everything falls apart here,

# we’re the crew that still sticks together.

(all) # We’ll build a throne from shards,

# until we’re almost touching the sky.

# It’s always going higher.

# We don’t do things halfway.

# And when the rain is pouring outside,

# it sounds like they’re clapping.

# Together, it’s going to be huge.

# Let’s grow until we reach the sky.

# Yeah, yeah.

(Ringtone sounds)

# Yeah, yeah.

# Yeah, yeah.

# No ego, sorry.

# No, that’s not our style.

# Rather last place with you...

If I post this, we won’t perform tomorrow.

And the forest is lost.

# Then we’ll still be the same, just maybe with gray hair...

Mhm.

(all) # We’ll build a throne from shards,

# until we’re almost touching the sky.

# It’s always going higher.

# We don’t do things halfway.

# And when the rain is pouring outside,

# it sounds like they’re clapping.

# Together, it’s going to be huge.

# Let’s grow until we reach the sky.

# Yeah, yeah.

(Tense music)

Awesome! Our performance is saved.

Well done, dude.

You, listen, I...

Forget it.

(Happy laughter)

Um, Ida, I’m sorry for suspecting you.

(sighs) Come on...

Without you, we wouldn’t have gotten the dinosaur...

I mean, the Tyrannosaurus Rex, back together.

Um, guys, we have a small problem.

Crap! We used the wrong bone and I didn’t notice.

Mr. Siegmann and Mrs. Arikan are here!

What? Everyone out! Quickly!

But the bone! - (Jo) Forget it, come on!

(Dramatic music)

(Clicking and door creaking)

(Siegmann) Everything seems normal.

Hm? I could swear it was standing a little differently.

Did it make a little detour last night?

(Energetic music)

(Emotional music)

(Benni) Jo! Ida!

(Muffled techno music)

# Red is my favorite number in the entire alphabet.

# Even though no one understands it, everyone says that it doesn’t work.

# Red is my favorite number in the entire alphabet.

(Cheering and applause in the background)

(Whistling and applause)

And do you have something to tell me this time?

Why? - Because the bone is missing.

Do you have anything to do with it?

Me? - Silas, be honest.

We had an agreement.

Please, please. I don’t want to go back to the magical pet shop.

Silas is my only friend.

It depends on you. What happened to the bone?

It’s a complicated story. - But Silas is really cool.

(suppressed laughter)

And Rick is not that bad either.

They can’t separate them.

Owners of magical animals take responsibility

and stand by the things they’ve done.

Then they’ve earned their magical pet.

Hmm.

Mhm.

(murmuring voices)

Hey, guys.

It’s about to start.

Dear ones, the fashion show is almost over.

After that, it’s your turn. Good luck and have fun!

Thanks.

The page is online.

Now everyone can vote to save the forest.

(Schoki) Millions of viewers. - (Anthony) Cool.

But where’s Helene? - She’s probably doing her postings.

That was your last chance. Get a new manager. Bye!

What an idiot! You did the right thing.

Yeah.

But now it’s time to move.

(Cheers and applause from the hall)

(soft purring)

Mrs. Arikan? - Silas.

Can I talk to you for a moment?

Sure. What’s up?

I...

I know where the bone is.

I know where it is too.

The question is: How did it get there?

So, it was like this...

(Music and cheering)

Thank you. Thank you all for coming.

I love you. I love you all!

Wow! What a woman and what a show!

And what a great collection,

that she presented here with us in the museum.

Thank you, darling. It was such a pleasure.

This place, with the dinos, the bones, it was pure inspiration for me.

This is the place to be!

(Arikan) Maja Malakara!

This woman has power.

Just as much power as our final show act.

Please give a big round of applause to:

the ensemble of Winterstein School!

(Cheering)

But before we begin, I have a sensation to announce.

The crazy thing is,

this sensation was preceded by a catastrophe.

Because tonight, our valuable Tyrannosaurus collapsed.

(angry murmuring)

And believe it or not,

this class here put our dino back together in just one night.

But that’s not the sensation yet.

We’ve had a bone in our collection for years,

which has puzzled scientists.

No one could identify it. Until last night.

Because one of these students is a paleontological genius.

And this genius spontaneously put the bone in the right place.

At the larynx!

(surprised murmurs)

And that proves,

what no scientist has discovered before:

Our dino is a female.

May I introduce the genius to you:

Silas Sawatzki!

Where did you know where the bone belonged?

It just seemed logical to me. - (Laughter)

And who caused the dinosaur to collapse?

Yeah, I’d like to know that too. Who brought it down?

Um...

It was me. - (surprised murmurs)

What? - But it wasn’t on purpose.

And what were you doing in the museum in the middle of the night?

I was at the museum to...

leak Maja Malakara’s collection on the internet.

(shocked murmurs) - What?

Well, that’s... This will have consequences.

(quietly) Heribert!

I’m so sorry. I’m your biggest fan.

But why did you want to leak it then?

So we wouldn’t have to move out of here.

Because... we can’t afford the villa anymore.

(tone-deaf)

But why didn’t you tell us anything?

Because it was embarrassing for her.

You knew about it?

Not about the leaking.

But about moving.

That’s why you withdrew the proposal.

We don’t care if you live in a villa. - Exactly. We’re your friends.

It doesn’t matter if Helene wanted to leak the collection or not.

In the end, what matters is that she didn’t do it.

Yeah, exactly. We all make mistakes.

But standing in front of so many people and admitting it...

Respect.

I didn’t do it because it would’ve ruined this performance.

Exactly. We need every one of your votes.

For our forest.

So it won’t be cut down for an unnecessary luxury resort.

Dozens of ancient trees are supposed to be felled.

Hundreds of animal species would lose their habitat.

Help us stop the construction. - For our future.

And that’s why Ida wrote this song. - So: The stage is yours!

(Applause)

(all) Ah!

(soft keyboard sounds)

# Where there was sky, there is only smoke.

# You’ve already plundered the whole ground.

# Fox tracks end at a fence.

# What were you thinking? You sold the whole forest.

# Who can explain it to me, because I can’t understand it.

# Why is a felled tree worth more than when it’s alive?

# We stand in your way, because you’re cutting down our future.

# And everyone shouts together, as loud as they can.

# One, two, three, four!

# Stop, this is our forest!

# Who will make our air to breathe, if the trees are gone?

# Stop, this is our forest!

# It does no good to anyone, if the world is made of stone and glass.

# No matter what you try, how much you curse and beg,

# no meadow grows on asphalt and no apples grow on houses.

# Stop, this is our forest!

# And we are ready to do whatever it takes to make it stay.

# I feel the moss on my skin

# and sink into the soft, colorful leaves.

# Even though I don’t believe in miracles, it’s so beautiful,

# that it almost takes my breath away. - # One, two, three, four!

# Stop, this is our forest!

# Who will make our air to breathe, if the trees are gone?

# Stop, this is our forest!

# Man, it does no good to anyone, if the world is made of stone and glass.

# No matter what you try, how much you curse and beg,

# no meadow grows on asphalt and no apples grow on houses.

# Stop, this is our forest!

# And we are ready,

# to do whatever it takes to make it stay.

(Applause and cheering)

(Cheering)

(Arikan) Encore! Encore!

I’d like an encore too, like a second dinner.

Next time I’ll cook better. - I don’t think so.

Next time I’ll cook.

(Arikan) What an amazing performance and what an important message.

Now I’m curious, how many votes we have.

Incredible! It’s already over a million votes!

The resort won’t be built.

(harmonic music)

(they cheer)

Excuse me.

Excuse me! - (Applause fades)

Helene, my dear,

we’re sorry.

We had no idea what all of this means to you,

your friends.

We were too caught up in our own stuff.

Yeah. But what we actually want to say...

We’ve decided that we can also live for a while

in a smaller apartment.

We’re staying here.

(Applause)

(Men) Watch out!

(Site manager) Hey, what’s this?

Stay here!

(angry groans)

You damn little toads!

(dynamic pop music)

# Sunglasses on, our future will be bright.

# Do you have time today? Come, let’s save the world.

# Before the planet falls to ashes.

# Our future comes like flowers through concrete.

# Sunglasses on, our future will be bright.

# Don’t wait for miracles. We’ll make them ourselves.

# Before the planet falls to ashes.

# Our future comes like flowers through concrete.

# Sunglasses on, our future will be bright.

# Do you have time today? Come, let’s save the world.

# Before the planet falls to ashes.

# Our future comes like flowers through concrete.

(Song fades out)

(dynamic pop music)

# This is the school of magical animals.

# Here, we laugh, and croak, and bark.

# Real friends come on all fours.

# The wildest school in the world.

Hammer, darling!

After your performance, your follower count has multiplied by hundreds!

And Maja Malakara even linked your page to hers!

I have so many marketing ideas. - I thought I was out.

What?

No! Helene, that was just said casually.

Oh, I see, mmh.

Listen, we can take this slowly...

Sorry, another call is coming in. Bye!

No! Wait, you can't...

Uh...

(Ringing)

# Welcome, ladies and gentlemen.

# Step right in, please come closer.

# Take a look around. Here, you can experience something.

# Magical animals that talk.

# Here the pig whistles, here the bear dances.

# The donkey tells you a tall tale.

# In this school, it’s not about grades.

# It’s about us, forbidden to adults.

# Ene, mene, blind man’s bluff.

# Panther, Mamba, Cockatoo.

# Anything can be possible here.

# Don’t be a frog, come by.

# They are here for you, when you need them.

# If you believe in them. - One, two, three!

# This is the school of magical animals.

# Here, we laugh, and croak, and bark.

# Real friends come on all fours.

# The wildest school in the world.

(Song fades out)

# We fly on a globe across space.

# Our family tree reaches back to the Big Bang.

# Was it all planned or just coincidence?

# I can hardly believe it.

# The stars that we see, are light years away.

# Long since exploded in the past.

# So that they shine for us tonight.

# Can you trust your eyes?

# How the sun gilds the river.

# A sea of cotton candy clouds.

# One hundred thousand flowers turn towards the light.

# Love the stories of old trees.

# There are fish that can glow.

# In a universe, that might be infinite.

# But it would all be nothing without you.

# My whole world is upside down.

# Because I met you despite the vast distance.

# Exactly at this point in the universe.

# I can hardly believe it,

# that I get to spend the same time, this blink of an eye,

# right now and here with you.

# Look how the moon paints the sky silver.

# Can you trust your eyes?

# How the sun gilds the river.

# A sea of cotton candy clouds.

# One hundred thousand flowers turn towards the light.

# Love the stories of old trees.

# There are fish that can glow.

# In a universe, that might be infinite.

# But it would all be nothing without you.

# But it would all be nothing without you.

(Song fades out)

(dynamic instrumental music)

Subtitles: Subtext Berlin, 2024