Long Way North

Long Way North
Film poster
Directed by Rémi Chayé
Produced by Ron Dyens
Claus Toksvig Kjaer
Henri Magalon
Written by Claire Paoletti
Patricia Valeix
Fabrice de Costil
Starring Christa Theret
Féodor Atkine
Thomas Sagois
Music by Jonathan Morali
Edited by Benjamin Massoubre
Production
company
Sacrebleu Productions
Maybe Movies
France 3 Cinéma
2 Minutes
Nørlum
Distributed by Diaphana Films (France)
Soda Pictures (UK)
Shout! Factory (US)
Release date
  • 16 June 2015 (2015-06-16) (Annecy)
  • 27 January 2016 (2016-01-27) (France)
Running time
 80 minutes
Country France
Denmark
Language French
Box office $1.2 million[1]

Long Way North (French: Tout en haut du monde, lit. "At the very top of the world") is a 2015 French-Danish animated film directed by Rémi Chayé. The film premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award.[2][3]

Plot

In 19th-century Saint Petersburg, a young girl from the Russian aristocracy named Sasha anguishes over the fate of her grandfather, a renowned scientist and Arctic explorer who has yet to return from an expedition to the North Pole. Against the wishes of her parents, Sasha flees home and launches a quest in search of her grandfather and his ship.

French voice cast

  • Christa Theret as Sasha
  • Féodor Atkine as Oloukine
  • Thomas Sagols as Katch
  • Rémi Caillebot as Larson
  • Audrey Sablé as Nadya
  • Fabien Briche as Tomsky
  • Rémi Bichet as Father
  • Julienne Degenne as Mother

English voice cast

  • Chloé Dunn as Sasha
  • Geoffrey Greenhill as Sasha's grandfather
  • Bibi Jacob as Sasha's mother
  • Martin Vaughan Lewis as Sasha's father
  • Peter Hudson as Father
  • Antony Hickling as Larson
  • Tom Perkins
  • Vivienne Vermes
  • Leslie Clack
  • Kester Lovelace
  • Damian Corcoraan

Release

Long Way North was released theatrically in the US by Shout! Factory on September 30, 2016,[4] and on DVD and Blu-ray on January 17, 2017.[5]

Accolades

List of awards and nominations
Award Date Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Annie Awards February 4, 2017 Best Animated Feature — Independent Long Way North Nominated [6]
San Diego Film Critics Society December 12, 2016 Best Animated Film Long Way North Nominated [7][8]
Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2016 Grand Prize Long Way North Won [9]
COLCOA French Film Festival 2016 Coming Soon Award Long Way North Won [10]
Chicago International Children’s Film Festival 2016 Children's Jury Prize — Animated Feature Film Long Way North Won [11]
Chicago International Children’s Film Festival 2016 Adult Jury Prize 2nd Prize — Animated Feature Film Long Way North Won [11]
Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2015 Audience Award Long Way North Won [12]

References

  1. ↑ JP. "Tout en haut du monde (2016)". JPBox-Office. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  2. ↑ "'Long Way North': Review". Screendaily.
  3. ↑ "Long Way North". Cineuropa.
  4. ↑ "Shout! Sets U.S. Release for 'Long Way North'". 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  5. ↑ "Shout! Factory Announces Blu-ray Release for Rémi Chayé's 'Long Way North'". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
  6. ↑ "44th Annie Award Nominees". International Animated Film Society. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  7. ↑ "2016 San Diego Film Critics Society's Award Nominations". December 9, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  8. ↑ "San Diego Film Critics Society's 2016 Award Winners". December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  9. ↑ "ANIME NEWS: 'Long Way North' wins top prize at Tokyo anime festival：The Asahi Shimbun". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
  10. ↑ "2016 Awards Winners". www.colcoa.org. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
  11. 1 2 "34th Annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival: Awards". www.facets.org. Archived from the original on 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
  12. ↑ CITIA, ©. "Home > Festival > Awards > Film index Award winner". www.annecy.org. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
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