Latte and the Magic Waterstone

Latte and the Magic Waterstone
German theatrical release poster
GermanLatte Igel und der magische Wasserstein
Directed by
Written by
  • Martin Behnke
  • Andrea Deppert
  • Marina Martins
  • Jesper Møller
Based onLatte and the Magic Waterstone
by Sebastian Lybeck
Produced byLilian Klages
Starring
  • Ashley Bornancin
  • Danny Fehsenfeld
  • Leslie L. Miller
Music byAndreas Hoge
Production
companies
Dreamin' Dolphin Film GmbH
Eagle Eye Filmproduktion
Grid Animation
Umedia
Simonsays Pictures
Distributed bySola Media (Worldwide Sales)
Netflix (International)
Release dates
  • October 9, 2019 (2019-10-09) (Schlingel)
  • December 25, 2019 (2019-12-25) (Germany)
  • July 31, 2020 (2020-07-31) (Netflix)
  • April 24, 2021 (2021-04-24) (United States)
Running time
82 minutes
CountriesGermany
Belgium
Languages
  • German
  • English
Box office$4.9 million[1]

Latte and the Magic Waterstone (German: Latte Igel und der magische Wasserstein) is a 2019 German-Belgian computer-animated film directed by Mimi Maynard, Regina Welker, and Nina Wels. Based on the 1971 book of the same name by Sebastian Lybeck, it was adapted for film with a screenplay by Martin Behnke, Andrea Deppert, Marina Martins, and Jesper Møller. The film premiered at the Schlingel International Film Festival in 2019, and was released in Germany on December 25, 2019.[2] It was later released on Netflix as an original film on July 31, 2020.[3][4]

The film stars Luisa Wietzorek as Latte, an ambitious hedgehog, and Tim Schwarzmaier as Tjum, a shy and clumsy red squirrel, on a journey to retrieve the magic waterstone from the thief who stole it. In the English dub produced by Netflix, Latte and Tjum are voiced by Ashley Bornancin and Carter Hastings respectively. Other stars include Henning Baum and Timur Bartels in the German dub, and Danny Fehsenfeld, Gunnar Sizemore, and Leslie Miller in the English dub.[5] Latte and the Magic Waterstone received mixed reviews.

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  2. ^ "Latte Igel und der magische Wasserstein". SCHLINGEL (in German). Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  3. ^ Williams, Janice (June 30, 2020). "What's Coming to Netflix in July 2020? Full List of Releases". Newsweek. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "Latte and the Magic Waterstone". Netflix. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  5. ^ Babu, Armaan (July 7, 2020). "'Latte & the Magic Waterstone': Release date, plot, cast, trailer and all you need to know about the animated film on Netflix". MEAWW. Retrieved May 7, 2022.