Rabbit School – Guardians of the Golden Egg (German: Die Häschenschule – Jagd nach dem Goldenen Ei) is a 2017 German animated adventure comedy film directed by Ute von Münchow-Pohl [fr] from a screenplay by Katja Grübel and Dagmar Rehbinder, based on the 1924 German children's novel Die Häschenschule (A Day At Bunny School), written by Albert Sixtus and illustrated by Fritz Koch-Gotha.[4][5] The film had its world premiere at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2017, and was released theatrically in Germany on 16 March 2017.[6] It grossed $3,416,299 worldwide.
Plot
Max, a young urban rabbit struggling with his identity, gets stuck in an old-fashioned Easter Rabbit school after it is surrounded by a clan of malicious foxes who want to take over the holiday. With the help of his crush Emmy and the instruction of the mysterious Madame Hermione, Max must learn the secret of the magic of the Easter bunnies and save the school from the evil foxes.[7]
Rabbit School had its world premiere at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2017, and was released theatrically in Germany on 16 March 2017, distributed by Universum Film. During its opening week in Germany, the film received 103,518 admissions, and grossed a total of $1,603,605 during its entire German theatrical run, contributing to the worldwide gross of $3,416,299.[9][10] International sales were handled by Sola Media.[9]
