Caroline Origer, Luxemburg, Germany 2022
Twelve-year-old Maxie (Lisa-Marie Koroll) has moved to the city with her mother, Hanna. They live with Hanna’s friend Amir and his two sons Sami and Tarek, i.e., a patchwork family. It’s crowded in the city, but at least Maxie has her own bedroom. Violette (Jelia Haase) is a tooth fairy, 337 years old, living in her own fairy world. With the aid of a special button tied around her waist, she can enter the human world and bring presents to children and pick up their teeth which they had pulled and deposited under their pillows. Experienced fairies teach Violette her job, but somehow, she is never successful and her magic fails. Something always goes wrong, including the button on her waist; it fails, too, and she can no longer leave the human world. Violette and Maxie become friends and share their troubles. Maxie shows Violette the last green, wooded area in the city, where the trees will be cleared away so that a luxury hotel can be built. They must prevent this tragedy. Violette must find the window back into the fairy world.
In this animated film, Violette is small and chunky compared to the other fairies, which are constantly flying around. She would love to have a fart-pillow (Pupskissen) and she likes chocolate. Maxie is a sensible young girl and a good influence for Violette. The film is recommended for 6-12-year-olds. The story with its appreciation of environment, friendship, achieving goals, etc., appeals to older children. The actual animation is childish, especially when it involved the fairies, appealing to younger children.