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Vampire Sisters (Die Vampirschwestern)

Movie · 2012 · 7 people

Wolfgang Groos directed the 2012 German children's film Vampire Sisters (German: Die Vampirschwestern), mixing fantasy and comedy around a vampire theme. It adapts Franziska Gehm's bestselling novel series of the same name, with a screenplay by Ursula Gruber and Columbia Pictures as producer. It opened in Germany on 27 December 2012 and reached home video on 12 September 2013, and Turkish cinemas followed on 20 September 2013. It runs 97 minutes.

The story centres on twelve-year-old vampire sisters Silvania and Dakaria Tepes, who leave their home in Transylvania and settle in a town in Germany. Their main problem is learning to live among humans: they cannot use their supernatural powers freely and can only fly after midnight. Dakaria insists on going home, while Silvania tries to fit in with the new life. Their difficult school days get harder still when one of the neighbours turns out to be Dirk van Kombast, a vampire hunter. Marta Martin plays Silvania and Laura Roge plays Dakaria; Christiane Paul and Stipe Erceg appear as Elvira and Mihai Tepes. The cast also includes Michael Kessler and Jamie Bick.

The film competed for the audience prize in the best German film category at the German Film Awards. It draws on several of the novels in the series.

DirectorWolfgang Groos
Production companyColumbia Pictures

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Jamie Bick Jamie Bick Actor · 26 years old Christiane Paul Stipe Erceg Michael Kessler Richy Müller Marta Martin Laura Roge

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Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

A sweet pick for homes with young children. The vampire theme is played as comedy and fantasy adventure, not horror. Two sisters struggling to settle into a new town and a new school is something kids will easily recognise. The vampire-hunter neighbour adds excitement without stepping outside family-film bounds. School-age children can watch it comfortably alongside parents and grandparents.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

A charming story about migration dressed up as a children's film. Two girls who move from Transylvania to a German town, have to learn to live among humans and keep their powers hidden link easily to the experience of any immigrant child trying to settle in a new country. One sister insisting on going home while the other tries to fit into the new life shows two different ways of adapting within the same family. The neighbour turning out to be a vampire hunter is a neat, humorous way of portraying suspicion of the outsider. The film never presents this as a heavy message, but it gives parents a good opening to talk with their children about belonging.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Adapted from Franziska Gehm's bestselling book series, the film works from a screenplay that draws on several of the novels at once. Ursula Gruber's script follows a pattern children's films know well: new school, trouble fitting in, a grown-up threat and sibling rivalry. The production is tidy and safe but rarely steps outside that pattern; an adult viewer may sense early where the story is headed. Fitting material from several books into one film also risks crowding the narrative. Still, competing for the audience award at the German Film Awards shows it connected with its target audience. Family entertainment that knows its limits and doesn't try to push past them.

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