Momo
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Momo

7.0 / 10 1986 1h 41mNR German
ComedyFantasyScience FictionFamilyMystery

Storyline

Momo is a young orphan girl who lives in the ruins of an old Roman amphitheater and becomes friends with everybody in the neighborhood. But when a powerful international corporation starts stealing everybody’s time, nobody has any time left for her, let alone their friends or families. Momo, together with Master Hora, the custodian of time, are the only ones who can go up against the time thieves before all is lost forever.

Cast & Crew

Radost Bokel

Radost Bokel

Momo

Lead
Mario Adorf

Mario Adorf

Nicola

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Chef der Grauen

Leopoldo Trieste

Leopoldo Trieste

Beppo

Ninetto Davoli

Ninetto Davoli

Nino

BS

Bruno Stori

Gigi

Elide Melli

Elide Melli

Frau Daria

Francesco De Rosa

Francesco De Rosa

Herr Fusi

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Johannes Schaaf's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Momo is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker