The Secret Floor

Year 2025
Runtime 1h 36min
Rating PG (Some Coarse Language)
Language German
Subtitles English
Director Norbert Lechner
Producer Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu, André Fetzer, Norbert Lechner, Bady Minck
Screenwriter Katrin Milhahn, Antonia Rothe-Liermann
Cinematographer Daniela Knapp
Cast Silas John, Annika Benzin, Marie Jung

When 12-year-old Karli moves to an old hotel in the Alps, he discovers an elevator that harbours a secret – it’s a magical time portal that transports him back to 1938! There, he befriends Hannah, a spirited Jewish girl, and Georg, a shoeshine boy. But when Georg is falsely accused of stealing, the children must solve a mystery case hidden within the hotel’s walls, all while the shadow of Nazi Germany begins to grow around them.

AWARDS
Zlín Film Festival 2025
- Children’s Jury Award: Best Feature Film

Goldener Spatz 2025
- Best Feature Film
- Best Actor

Giffoni Film Festival 2025
- Tommy Hilfiger Special Award

Junges Film Festival Cologne / Cinepänz
- Audience Award

International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino! 2025
- Neon Goats Award (Best Feature Film for Children)

Deutscher Filmpreis 2026
- Nominated for Best Children's Film