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  • 2016
  • PG
  • Shout! Studios
  • 1 h 21 m
  • 2016
  • PG
  • Shout! Studios
  • 1 h 21 m

Summary In late 19th century Saint Petersburg. Sacha, a young girl from the Russian aristocracy, dreams of the Great North and anguishes over the fate of her grandfather, Oloukine, a renowned scientist and Arctic explorer who has yet to return from his latest expedition to conquer the North Pole. Sacha has always been fascinated by the adventuro...

Directed By: Rémi Chayé

Written By: Claire Paoletti, Patricia Valeix, Fabrice de Costil

  • 2016
  • PG
  • Shout! Studios
  • 1 h 21 m
  • 2016
  • PG
  • Shout! Studios
  • 1 h 21 m

Long Way North

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
70
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 11 User Ratings
6.8
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Summary In late 19th century Saint Petersburg. Sacha, a young girl from the Russian aristocracy, dreams of the Great North and anguishes over the fate of her grandfather, Oloukine, a renowned scientist and Arctic explorer who has yet to return from his latest expedition to conquer the North Pole. Sacha has always been fascinated by the adventuro...

Directed By: Rémi Chayé

Written By: Claire Paoletti, Patricia Valeix, Fabrice de Costil

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
70
79% Positive
11 Reviews
21% Mixed
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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79% Positive
11 Reviews
21% Mixed
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0% Negative
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90
Oct 3, 2016
In both tone and approach, this animated treasure couldn’t be more different from the lavish high-tech toons competing in the American marketplace.
By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW
80
Sep 29, 2016
You don’t have to be an animation buff to appreciate the chances this stirring saga takes.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
75
Oct 13, 2016
For the conquering Sacha, no pack ice can prove too crushing nor hardened sailor too obdurate: It’s only the unusual setting and subtle animation that raise this adventure above the formulaic.
By Kate Taylor FULL REVIEW
70
Sep 28, 2016
Where most post-Shrek animated films are manic and all too eager to please, Rémi Chayé's deliberately paced Long Way North tells its story with clarity and an urgent calm.
By Rob Staeger FULL REVIEW
63
Sep 30, 2016
Long Way North is a different vision, using clear-defined colors, shapes and shadows for hand-drawn beauty, giving the film a bold, intricately-cut-construction-paper look. Especially as the characters are surrounded by ice and cold, the stark white images prove simple yet expressive.
By Nick Allen FULL REVIEW
60
Sep 28, 2016
Lovely visuals are key for the success of any animated film, arguably more so even than for live-action movies. But a compelling story is also essential, and that’s where “Long Way North” trips up.
By Claudia Puig FULL REVIEW
40
Jul 18, 2016
The visual style here is pleasingly simple, with round, Moomin-ish faces and washes of icy pastel colour. But the story is pretty flat, spending ages setting up a rivalry between aristocrats that turns out to have no bearing on the story at all.
By Tom Huddleston FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 11 User Ratings
6.8
64% Positive
7 Ratings
27% Mixed
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9% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 11 User Ratings
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27% Mixed
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9% Negative
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Production Company Sacrebleu Productions, Maybe Movies, France 3 Cinéma, 2 Minutes Animation, Noerlum Studios, France Télévisions, Canal+, Ciné+, Région Alsace, Région Aquitaine, Eurométropole de Strasbourg, Conseil Général de Lorraine, Région Poitou-Charentes, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Département de la Charente, Académie Franco-Russe du Cinéma, Det Danske Filminstitut, West Danish Film Fund, CPH Film Fund, Fondation GAN pour le Cinéma, Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep), Angoa-Agicoa, Association Beaumarchais, Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques (SACD), MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Palatine Étoile 11, Diaphana Distribution, Shout! Factory Kids
Release Date Sep 30, 2016
Duration 1 h 21 m
Rating PG
Genres
Tagline Enchanting... A beautifully told story!
Website http://toutenhautdumonde.blogspot.com/
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Awards

Annecy International Animated Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Tokyo Anime Award
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience SCHLiNGEL
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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