Director: Jens Møller, Piet De Rycker, Jesper Møller
Elli and her Monster Team, a 2024 Canadian-German animated comedy, opens with an unlikely knock at a very unusual door.
What is Elli and her Monster Team about?
A little ghost with nowhere to go arrives at an old Ghost Train ride, hoping its eccentric residents will let her stay. The creatures living there have carved out a quiet, hidden existence for themselves, and a homeless newcomer is not part of the plan. Before anyone can turn her away, though, her arrival accidentally draws outside attention to the ride, putting the whole hideout at risk of being discovered and shut down. With their sanctuary suddenly exposed, the ghost and the mismatched crew of monsters have no choice but to work together, even though none of them trust each other yet. What begins as a plea for shelter turns into a shared fight to keep their strange little home standing, and for the ghost, a first real shot at belonging somewhere.
Cast & crew
The voice cast includes Dalia Schmidt-Foß, Oliver Kalkofe, and Santiago Ziesmer, bringing the Ghost Train's residents and their new arrival to life.
Context & significance
Made through a Canadian-German co-production between directors Jens Møller, Piet De Rycker, and Jesper Møller, Elli and her Monster Team runs 82 minutes and carries an IMDb rating of 4.8, aimed squarely at younger family audiences with its light, comedic take on monster misfits.
Where & how to watch
K-Time streams Elli and her Monster Team with a Persian dub, so families can watch together in Farsi without needing subtitles. Browsing the film's page requires nothing at all, and playing the film itself only needs a free K-Time account, all within a Farsi-language interface built for the diaspora.