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WOLFWALKERS
DISTR Theatrical, benelux
Release date : Nov 25, 2020
 
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Completed - ENGLISH - Animation - 103 minutes

Log Line

The Oscar-nominated animation studio behind The Secret of the Kells returns with the tale of a magical, unlikely friendship between two girls in 17th-century Ireland.

Year of production : 2020

Director(s) : Tomm MOORE, Ross STEWART

Synopsis

The Oscar-nominated animation studio behind the TIFF selections The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea, and The Breadwinner returns with the tale of an unlikely — and magical — friendship between two girls in 17th-century Ireland.

Wolfwalkers opens during Oliver Cromwell’s brutal colonization of Ireland, in the county of Kilkenny, which has fallen to English settlers after a bloody siege. On Cromwell’s orders, a young apprentice hunter, Robyn Goodfellowe (voiced by Honor Kneafsey), and her father, Bill (Game of Thrones’ Sean Bean), are sent from England to track and kill the last of the wolves that live in woods outside the city walls. Adventurous and rebellious, Robyn sneaks into the woods and discovers a world unlike any she’s ever known. There she meets Mebh (Eva Whittaker), a wild girl who was raised by wolves, and through her unique new friend begins to realize it’s not the forest that should be feared, but the “townies.” But, as she grows closer to the forest world, her relationship with her father is put to the test, as Robyn herself becomes one of the very things he is ordered to obliterate.

The final instalment in directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart’s “Irish folklore trilogy” is a stunning testament to their singular animation style and storytelling skills. With visual references to pre-Celtic imagery and Studio Ghibli alike — and some catchy songs — Wolfwalkers is an instant classic for all ages.

Production

Country(ies) : IRELAND, LUXEMBOURG, FRANCE

BELGIUM May 01, 2021 JEF
BELGIUM LE PARC DISTRIB
FRANCE Oct 20, 2021 HAUT ET COURT D
IRELAND Dec 04, 2020 WILDCARD DISTRI
JAPAN Oct 30, 2020 CHILD FILM
NETHERLAND Nov 25, 2020 PERISCOOP FILM
NORWAY Oct 30, 2020 ARTHAUS
SWEDEN FOLKETS BIO
USA APPLE INC. (CUP


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Festivals and Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2020 Special Events


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