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The Rats: A Witcher Tale

2025 | 83m | English

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To pull off a daring heist, a gang of six misfit outlaws will have to do something they've never done before: trust each other — and a washed-up Witcher.
Release Date: Oct 29, 2025
Director: Mairzee Almas
Writer: Haily Hall, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, Andrzej Sapkowski
Genres: Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
Keywords witch, based on novel or book, monster, mutant, magic, supernatural, prequel, spin off, supernatural creature, fantasy world, dark fantasy, supernatural being, fantastic realism
Production Companies Hivemind, Platige Films, Little Schmidt Productions, Hailzor
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Jan 08, 2026
Entered: Nov 23, 2025
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Full Credits

Name Character
Christelle Elwin Mistle
Ben Radcliffe Giselher
Fabian McCallum Kayleigh
Aggy K. Adams Iskra
Connor Crawford Asse
Juliette Alexandra Reef
Dolph Lundgren Brehen
Ben Robson Bert Brigden
Sharlto Copley Leo Bonhart
Freya Allan Princess Cirilla 'Ciri' of Cintra
Deoudoné van der Merwe Juniper
Carla Fonseca Mokgata Orla
Warren Masemola Til Echrade
Innes Maas Slemmig
Bianca Simone Mannie Sonora
Litha Bam Miss Skret
Tony Caprari Baron Fitz-Oesterlen
Aubrey Shelton Barker
Stevel Marc Lord Ridot
Dineo Langa Lady Ridot
Dianne Simpson Seamstress
Khumoetsile Lebethe Lex Ridot
Wame Moloantoa Demitri Ridot
Mihir Soni Black Hand Guard
Shane John Kruger Bish Karrow
Tamer Burjaq Crooked Nose
Jarid Norman Unit
Simone Neethling Money Girl
Richard Lothian Berts Guard
Name Job
Haily Hall Writer
Lauren Schmidt Hissrich Writer
Andrzej Sapkowski Creative Consultant, Book
Jean-Daniel Fernandez-Qundez Editor
Mairzee Almas Director
Mark Walker Supervising Art Director
Mateusz Schmidt Original Music Composer
Kerry-Anne Barnard Costume Design
Trevor Michael Brown Director of Photography
Zsuzsa Kismarty-Lechner Production Design
Name Title
Tomek Bagiński Executive Producer
Jarosław Sawko Executive Producer
Jason F. Brown Executive Producer
Sean Daniel Executive Producer
Organization Category Person
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Reviews

DogsLoveMe
1.0

When people say only attractive people are being cast in Hollywood movies and TV shows show them this movie. It proves that overweight and ugly people are most definitely being represented!!! 🤭 ...

Nov 16, 2025
jw
2.0

# LARPing the basic plot again, Netflix crap. The vultures who grabbed the Witcher "franchise" have done it again. Even this strong side story about the Rats, they managed to corrupt. And I'm not talking about "we need to have a PoC everywhere" in which is supposed medieval Poland and surround ... ings. I'm talking about a doppler which isn't one: A doppler is someone who can shapeshift to replicate the likeness of another. Hence the name. Here, just some dude with white paint on his face. I'm talking about Bonhart having a nonsensical apperance. Copeley is a good actor, but the styling is stupid. Bonhart is a close-combat fighter; he keeps his hair short, so the opponent cannot grab it. Guess what they did here? long, stringy hair. I'm talking about a pair of regular modern sunglasses modified slightly turning up in a pseudo-arabic medieval setting (which has no place in the slavic Witcher universe). I'm talking about giving Mistle psychic powers - or whatever you want to call it when the writers are lazy and have someone read their notes straight to the audience. For a washed-up fighter, Dolph Lundgren is a solid choice. But the Rats story has no Witcher in it, let alone one from the cat school. 1000 up front, and 20 after the job is done? That's certainly an original negotiation method. To top it off, Til Echrade, a "fair-haired elf" fighter becomes a bald black magician here. And he's not with Skellen, but ... ah, nevermind. It's a mess. The Netflix impostors use names from the stories, some basic plot elements, but that's it. They don't even apply inner logic. OKish-fighting scenes, cheesy music, uninspired direction. LARP is fun when you do it with friends, I suppose; but please don't pass it off as a film adaptation of the story.

Dec 12, 2025