Akiko, the Flying Monkey
2025
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Synopsis
The monkey child Akiko lives in the zoo, but his family sends him on a big mission: he is supposed to go out into the world and get his relatives out of the forest. Together they want to free the animals from the zoo
Akiko, the Flying Monkey (2025) is a feature film by The Helmers (Canada). The monkey child Akiko lives in the zoo, but his family sends him on a big mission: he is supposed to go out into the...
Key facts
Cast
Nellie Thalbach, Meret Becker, Benno Fürmann, Heike Makatsch, Philipp Droste, Arnel Taci, Georg Tryphon, Florentine Schara
Original language
English
First release
June 5, 2025 (Germany)
Crew
Screenplay
Veit Helmer
Producer
Veit Helmer
Cinematography
Andrés Aguiló
Music
Malcolm Arison
Stills
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Festival History
- Mill Valley Film Festival 2025 generic
- Sarajevo Film Festival 2025 generic
- Gijón International Film Festival 2024 generic
- Locarno International Film Festival 2024 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Germany | June 5, 2025 |
| Theatrical | Russia | August 21, 2025 |
| Classification | Germany | 0 |
Full credits
| Director | The Helmers, Veit Helmer |
| Cast | Nellie Thalbach (Akiko (voice)), Meret Becker (Zoo Director), Benno Fürmann (Zookeeper), Heike Makatsch (Police Chief), Philipp Droste (Monkey / Stupid Monkey), Arnel Taci (Willi), Georg Tryphon (Salesman), Florentine Schara (Akiko's Mutter), Michael Kind (Bono), Fred Aaron Blake (Zookeeper), Pierre Besson (Moki (voice)), Daniel Zillmann (Aron (voice)), Annette Blum (Monkey), Carmela Bonomi (Monkey), Rudolf Krause (Fred), Lukas Leibe (Monkey), Oliver Moritz (Background Monkey 3), Daniel Welbat (Max (voice)), Cathlen Gawlich (Susi (voice)), Kathrin Angerer (Emma (voice)), Magdalena Montasser (Kiri (voice)), Amelie Plaas-Link (Elsa (voice)) |
| Screenplay | Veit Helmer |
| Producer | Veit Helmer |
| Cinematography | Andrés Aguiló |
| Music | Malcolm Arison |
| Sound | Irma Heinig |
Identifiers & sources
| IMDb | tt22529620 |
| TMDB | 1119402 |
Additional data: TMDB.
