Sunday 27th October | 11 am | The Courthouse
Sponsored by Tonya Douglas, Little Design House
Director: Rémi Chayé
Featuring the voices of: Christa Théret, Féodor Atkine, Antony Hickling
82 mins, France/Denmark, 2015, PG
Language: English
Set in 1892, this animated adventure follows 15-year-old aristocrat Sasha as she leaves behind her comfortable Saint Petersburg life in the hopes of tracking down and saving her beloved grandfather, a famous explorer who has gone missing near the North Pole.
Directed by Rémi Chayé (The Story of Kells) and produced by Claus Toksvig Kjaer (Song of the Sea), this is a beautiful animation with a strong young female lead character.
Festivals:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2015
- Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2016
- Seattle International Film Festival 2016
Awards
- Audience Award - Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2015
- Best Film Grand Prize - Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2016 Quotes:
“a beautiful coming-of-age animated adventure” – Tara Brady, The Irish Times
“With its clean lines and minimal graphic style, this animated tale of a young Russian aristocrat’s quest to find the ship of her adventurer grandfather is a thing of real beauty.” – Wendy Ide, The Observer
“… moving and deftly realised…” – Leslie Felperin, The Guardian
★★★★ The Irish Times
★★★★ The Guardian