Curious Tobi receives a mysterious, locked treasure chest. Only one person has the key: Marina - Tobi's best friend from childhood. But where is she? The search for her kickstarts a great adventure that takes Tobi all around the world to the most stunning places.
Out of the blue, Tobi receives a mysterious treasure chest. But the chest is locked and only one person has the key: Marina – a circumnavigator and Tobi's best friend from childhood. But where is she? Tobi's search for Marina kickstarts his greatest adventure yet. The journey takes him to Vietnam to the largest cave in the world, into the famous Hạ Long Bay with its thousands of limestone islets, across the stormy South China Sea, to nomads in the Mongolian steppes and on to the indigenous peoples of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. Always with one goal in mind: solving the riddle of the treasure chest and finding the mysterious flying rivers.
Curious Tobi and the Treasure Hunt to the Flying Rivers is a stunning adventure film that’ll make the whole family gasp, think, and laugh. Shot at unique locations, the film not only impresses with its powerful images, but was also an enormous box-office hit in Germany with over 1.2 million admissions.
Tobias Krell (aka Curious Tobi) and his congenial partner Marina Blanke whisk young and old off on an exciting scavenger hunt around the world to solve the riddle of a mysterious treasure chest. At the same time, this extremely entertaining storyline addresses urgent ecological issues of our time. AIR turns out to be the treasure in the film, and the treasure hunters always treat the young audience as equals when they are explaining air’s importance for the planet and the significance of the Brazilian rainforest for the global climate.
Empathetic, science-based and with really great cinematic images, ‘Curious Tobi and the Treasure Hunt to the Flying Rivers’, a production of megaherz gmbh in co-production with Bayerischer Rundfunk/ARD, is infotainment at its best for the whole family!
Awards
Bavarian Film Award (Germany) 2023: In Category FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT
German Film Award LOLA (Germany) 2024: Nomination in category "Best Children Film"
Golden Sparrow Children & Media Film Festival (Germany) 2024: Golden Sparrow Award in category Feature Film
Key Information
Original Title | Checker Tobi und die Reise zu den fliegenden Flüssen |
Genre |
Adventure Education Environment/Geography Animals/Wildlife |
Produced by: | megaherz gmbh in coproduction with Bayerischer Rundfunk |
Year Of Production | 2023 |
Duration | 92 min |
Country Of Origin | Germany |
Language Versions | German [OV],English [ST] |
Cast & Crew
Director/s | Johannes Honsell |
Cast | Tobias Krell Marina M. Blanke Klaas Heufer-Umlauf |
Producer/s | |
Writer/s | Johannes Honsell Tobias Krell Judith Issig |