Die Schelme von Schelm

"In a village of fools, he's a hero."

Sep 19 1997 G 1h 19m
Animation, Comedy, Family

When God distributed wiseness and foolishness through a newly created world, one of the cherubs accidentally dropped all the foolishness on a tiny village called Chelm. So everyone in the village is very dumb. Recently orphaned boy Aaron and his friendly goat Zlateh live there with Aaron's uncle Shlemiel. When an evil sorcerer and his monster attack the village, Aaron and Zlateh have to defend it themselves.

Plot

When God distributed wiseness and foolishness through a newly created world, one of the cherubs accidentally dropped all the foolishness on a tiny village called Chelm. So everyone in the village is very dumb. Recently orphaned boy Aaron and his friendly goat Zlateh live there with Aaron's uncle Shlemiel. When an evil sorcerer and his monster attack the village, Aaron and Zlateh have to defend it themselves.

Written by

Isaac Bashevis Singer, Jacqueline Galia Benousilio, Albert Hanan Kaminski

Directed by

Albert Hanan Kaminski

Production Countries

Hungary, France, Germany

Production Companies

Canal+, Euro Images, ZDF

Languages

Awards

3 wins & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
206
Average Rating
5.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA