Snow White and the Magic of the Dwarfs

After her father’s death, Snow White is at the mercy of her self-loving stepmother. Locked in a tower by the evil queen, Snow White repeatedly escapes and secretly helps the old blacksmith. There she meets Prince Kilian, who immediately falls in love with her. When the queen’s plan to marry Snow White to a rich noble backfires, she plots to kill her but Snow White is rescued by seven dwarfs, while Prince Kilian searches for her throughout the kingdom.

While the film is based on the original fairy tale, its content has been greatly changed and modernised in many places. The 200-year-old template by the Brothers Grimm has been heavily edited and tightened resulting in an action-packed retelling of the famous fairytale, with a nod to Game of Thrones.

‘This film adaptation borrows heavily from the fantasy genre, with convincing special effects and with characters that brush against the classic fairytale line. This Snow White [is not only] beautiful, [but also] strong and courageous. Fortunately, the times when the heroines of such stories were attractive, but otherwise primarily victims, are over. A big hit, additionally, are the dwarfs, a collection of daring lads who tend to have a certain belligerence but are otherwise a compassionate bunch.’

Tilmann P. Gangloff, Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper