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Niko and the Way to the Stars

2008 · 80 min

A gentle, snowy adventure about a little reindeer finding his courage, with mild scares and a warm holiday glow.

Directed by: Kari Juusonen, Michael Hegner
Genres: Animation, Family, Adventure
Starring: Olli Jantunen, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Vuokko Hovatta

Tagline: An All-New Holiday Movie About Santa And His Little Helpers!
Overview: A young reindeer named Niko dreams about flying like his father, whom he has never met. Despite constant teasing from others, he sneaks out of his home valley to take flying lessons from Julius, a flying squirrel.

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Directed by: Kari Juusonen, Michael Hegner
Genres: Animation, Family, Adventure
Starring: Olli Jantunen, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Vuokko Hovatta

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
family
identity
found family
survival
Places: wilderness
small town
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	2
Romance	0
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: animation, family, adventure, drama, fantasy
Directed by: Kari Juusonen, Michael Hegner
Written by: Marteinn Thorisson, Hannu Tuomainen
Starring: Olli Jantunen, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Vuokko Hovatta, Vesa Vierikko, Jussi Lampi, Risto Kaskilahti, Minttu Mustakallio, Juha Veijonen
Music: Stephen McKeon
Runtime: 80 min
Country: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Norway
Languages: English, Finnish

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