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Monster Mia

Name: Monster Mia
Genre: Fantasy, Animation, Family
Released: 2026-09-03
Duration: 82 min
Cast: Lilian Jane Gartner, Verena Altenberger, Silvia Schneider, Susi Stach, Michael Ostrowski

German Cinema20261h 22mGermanTop 22% of German Cinema budgets

Cost: $10M
Took: Not on record

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12-year-old Mia and her scruffy pet rat Quentin are sent to the mysterious Rotwood Academy after one too many problems at school. The new school gives her the creeps, and Mia needs to figure out a way out before the students realize she isn't a monster like them! But the vice principal Van Vlad hosts a particular dislike for humans, and Mia is scared he has seen through her act...

Released: 3 September 2026
Runtime: 1h 22m
Language: German
Industry: German Cinema

Top billedAll 28 credits

Lilian Jane GartnerMia Munster (English voice)
Verena AltenbergerOskar (Austrian voice)
Silvia SchneiderPenelope Knusperhauser (Austrian voice)
Susi StachFrau Knoflpress / Monsterpflanze / Durchsage / Oger / Frau Müller (Austrian voice)
Michael OstrowskiVan Vlad (Austrian voice)
Philipp HansaPaprika (Austrian voice)

Made by

Director: Verena Fels
Writer: Dunja Bernatzky, Katharina Reschke, Jasmina Kallay, Tom Martin, Ines Häufler
Original Music Composer: Zeltia Montes
Producer: Nicolás Matji, Dunja Bernatzky, Kris Staber, Edmon Roch, Holger Weiss, Dominique Schuchmann

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