''K3 en het Ijsprinsessje'' (aka: ''K3 and the Little Ice Princess'') is a 2006 Flemish

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adventure film written by Hans Bourlon and

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, directed by Indra Siera, and starring the women of the K3

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in a sequel to their 2004 film '' K3 en het Magisch Medaillon''. The sequel was shown on Zappelin,

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and

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Plot

King Flurkentijn (

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) invites the members of K3 (

Karen Damen Karen Franciska Maria Louisa Damen ; (born 28 October 1974 in Wilrijk) is a Belgian singer, actress, host and one of the first members of girl group K3. She acted in a few movies and hosted a few programs. Discography :Studio albums (as a m ...

Kristel Verbeke Kristel Philemon Charlotte Verbeke (born 10 December 1975 in Hamme) is a Flemish singer, actress, host and one of the first members of the girl group K3. After leaving K3 in 2015, she became the group's manager, remaining in this position unt ...

Kathleen Aerts Kathleen Aerts (born 18 June 1978 in Geel, Belgium) is a Belgian singer, actress and host. She was a member of the successful girl group K3 (band), K3. Early life Aerts was born in Geel, Belgium, on 18 June 1978. She has been involved in singing ...

) to fairyland to sing for Princess Fleur (Laurien Poelemans) because he hopes that they can cheer her up. But as the princess has been cursed by an evil wizard (

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), the trio are unable to. They decide to undo the curse, and learn that they need to find out the wizard's real name within 24 hours in order to cancel it. While seeking his name, they interact with fairy tale figures, including

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(Sasha Rosen),

Hansel & Gretel "Hansel and Gretel" (; german: Hänsel und Gretel ) is a German fairy tale collected by the German Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 in ''Grimm's Fairy Tales'' (KHM 15). It is also known as Little Step Brother and Little Step Sister. Hanse ...

(Florian Slangen and Kato Bijteboer),

Little Red Riding Hood "Little Red Riding Hood" is a European fairy tale about a young girl and a sly wolf. Its origins can be traced back to several pre-17th century European folk tales. The two best known versions were written by Charles Perrault and the Brother ...

(Mathilde Geysen) and Alladin ( Mimoun Ouled Radi).

Cast

as herself (K3) *

as King Flurkentijn *

as Wizard Hatsjie * Mimoun Ouled Radi as Alladin * Annemarie Picard as Queen Bonbonia * Carry Tefsen as Witch * Stany Crets as Lak * Ben Segers as Kei * Sasha Rosen as

* Laurien Poelemans as Princess Fleur * Nicky Langley as Helena *

Katerine Avgoustakis Katerine Avgoustakis (Greek: Κατερίνα Αυγουστάκη; born 16 September 1983) is a Greek-Belgian singer. She was the winner of the 2005 ''Star Academy'' show. Early life Avgoustakis was born in Maasmechelen, Belgium to a Greek fa ...

as Lady in waiting 1 * Nicole Oerlemans as Lady in waiting 2 * Bianca Vanhaverbeke as Lady in waiting 3 * Serge de Marre as Palace guard * Thomas van Hulle as Prince Arne * Charles van der Aa as Little Princess * Mathilde Geysen as

* Florian Slangen & Kato Bijteboer as

* Frank Aendenboom as voice of frog * Patrick Mallard as frog's puppeteer * Suzy the Elephant * Harrt Mallard as elephant trainer.

Soundtrack

The theme song "Trouwen" was not the only original K3-song used in the film. Other songs were "Cake en Chocolade" and "Betoverd" (Cursed). Akk songs were composed by

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and performed by K3. # "Trouwen" # "Etiquetterap" # "Cake met chocolade" # "Meisje in de Spiegel" # "Betoverd"

Reception

''Cinemagazine'' praised the film, writing that in being intended for pre-teen audiences, the women of K3 kept the viewers in suspense throughout the film, keeping the film magical and fun to watch. The review concluded by saying the performances "are good and fun to watch. But the magical atmosphere created by the decor, costumes and editing is absolutely fantastic!"

References

External links

* . Archived 24 February 2008. * {{IMDb title, 0812265, K3 en het Ijsprinsesje 2000s Dutch-language films