The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter

The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter

2017 · 102 min · DE · 7.1 (39 votes)
Dir. Andreas Dresen · Starring Arved Friese, Jule Hermann, Justus von Dohnányi, Axel Prahl, Charly Hübner, Steffi Kühnert · Music Johannes Repka

“When a child laughs, the devil loses his power.”

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The devil tricks a little boy off his laughter in exchange for assured wins in all his bets. It depicts his journey after the deal with the devil, how he loses his soul bit by bit with each win.

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A darkly charming fairy tale about the true cost of happiness. It feels like a bittersweet fable, exploring the allure of easy success and the profound value of simple joys. A thoughtful, slightly melancholic journey for all ages.

whimsicalmelancholicbittersweetcharmingsteadyEuropean fantasyfairy talecoming-of-ageslightly datedloss of innocencegreedidentitymorality
fairy tale
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