Long Way North

Name: Long Way North
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Animation, Family
Released: September 30, 2016
Duration: 81 min
Rating: 70

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Shout! Factory | Release Date: September 30, 2016 | PG

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 adventurousIn 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 adventurous life of her grandfather and has the same calling as Oloukine to be an explorer. But Sacha’s parents, who already made arrangements for her marriage, strongly disapprove the idea to say the least. Defying her destiny, Sacha flees her home and launches an adventure-filled quest toward the Great North in search of Oloukine and his ship.… Expand

Director: Rémi Chayé

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Drama, Animation, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 81 min

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Peter Debruge

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. Read full review

Kenneth Turan

Sep 29, 2016

Long Way North is a complete pleasure, a gorgeous piece of wide-screen animation that is as delightful as it is unexpected. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Sep 29, 2016

You don’t have to be an animation buff to appreciate the chances this stirring saga takes. Read full review

Rob Staeger

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. Read full review

Steve Davis

Oct 19, 2016

Embrace the simple pleasures of pen to paper. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nick Allen

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. Read full review

Time Out London Tom Huddleston

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. Read full review

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BrunoVn00

Jan 10, 2020

Impressive and colorful visuals and beautifully animated. The journey is engaging and the places the characters explore are wonderful. However I feel that the story and characters could've been better developed and the writing can get very cheesy, but other than that, I think it is a greatImpressive and colorful visuals and beautifully animated. The journey is engaging and the places the characters explore are wonderful. However I feel that the story and characters could've been better developed and the writing can get very cheesy, but other than that, I think it is a great movie. Not a masterpiece, sadly, but it's a great movie.… Expand

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