Sunday 27th  October | 11 am | The Courthouse

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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