''Trouble at Timpetill'' (french: Les Enfants de Timpelbach) is a 2008 French fantasy adventure film written and directed by

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, based on the novel of the same name by

Henry Winterfeld Henry Winterfeld (April 9, 1901 – January 27, 1990), published under the pseudonym Manfred Michael, was a German writer and artist famous for his children's and young adult novels. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1940 and lived there until his ...

. The film won the

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Prize for Best Youth Film at the 2011 edition of the

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Cast

* Raphaël Katz : Manfred *

Adèle Exarchopoulos Adèle Exarchopoulos (; born 22 November 1993 in Paris) is a French actress. She is best known for her leading role as Adèle in '' Blue Is the Warmest Colour'' (2013), for which she earned international attention and critical acclaim; at the 20 ...

: Marianne *

Léo Legrand Léo Legrand is a French actor. He is best known for playing the role of Thomas in ''Trouble at Timpetill'' and playing the role of Thomas Verniaz in ''A Distant Neighborhood''. The latter film earned him a Young Artist Award nomination in the ca ...

: Thomas *

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: Général Igor *

Carole Bouquet Carole Bouquet (born 18 August 1957) is a French actress who has appeared in more than 60 films since 1977. In 1990, she was awarded the César Award for Best Actress for her role in ''Too Beautiful for You''. She was the face of Chanel No. 5 f ...

: Drohne *

Armelle Armelle (born 23 July 1969 as Armelle Leśniak) is a French actress, comedian and screenwriter. Life and career After studies in Khâgne, she works as a costume-aid. Trained by Jean Périmony, her atypical physique and her personality do not t ...

: Corbac * Eric Godon : Butcher Stettner * Baptiste Betoulaud : Oscar Stettner * Lola Créton : Mireille Stettner * Léo Paget : Robert Lapointe * Terry Edinval : Wolfgang *

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: P'tit Louis *

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: Gros Paul * Martin Jobert : Willy Hak *

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: Charlotte *

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: Barnabé * Marcus Vigneron : Charles Benz * Jonathan Joss : Jean Krög * David Cognaux : Kevin * Sacha Lecomte : Philibert * Tilly Mandelbrot : Erna *

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: Bobby le Scribe * Manon Chevallier : Marion * Valentine Bouly : Paulette * Talina Boyaci : Zoé * Vanille Ougen : Kimy *

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: Krögel * Mayane Maggiori : Hak * Odile Matthieu : Mistress Krog * Isabelle de Hertogh : Edith Benz *

François Damiens François Georges Henri Marie Ghislain Joseph Damiens (; born 17 January 1973) is a Belgian actor. Career He has appeared in more than fifty films since 2000. He started out doing hidden camera videos in the 90s and became widely popular in B ...

: The delivery guy * Philippe Le Mercier : The mayor *

Stéphane Bissot Stéphane is a male French given name an equivalent of Stephen/Steven. Notable people with this given name include: *Stéphane Adam (born 1969), French footballer *Stéphane Agbre Dasse (born 1989), Burkinabé football player *Stéphane Allagnon, ...

: Manfred's mother * Thierry Desroses : l'abbé

References

External links

* 2008 films French fantasy adventure films 2000s fantasy adventure films Films based on German novels 2008 directorial debut films 2000s French-language films 2000s French films {{2000s-France-film-stub