Section: Children's Film

Nicky Tanner

The Dragon Spell

Manuk Depoyan

Ukraine, 2016, 85 Min

The meaning of heroism: that courage is not solely dependent on strength is a lesson Nicky learns on his journey to a magical parallel-world. There he has to save our planet, as well as that of the magical realm, from a sorceress who is possessed by the spirit of a dragon.

G-rated

Sola Media GmbH

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Niki stands in his father's shadow, and justifiably so, since his father once killed a dragon. The youngster and his new friend Eddi, a bat, suddenly and involuntarily end up in another world via a magical door. There Nicky learns that the dragon, hitherto presumed dead, has in fact gained new powers thanks to witchcraft. In order to break free Nicky needs to find a fire flower, as his chance to become a hero in his own right finally arrives.

A colourful, high-spirited animated film featuring benevolent and wholehearted characters and a number of references to Russian folklore as the bogatyri, medieval East Slavic legends, are vividly brought back to life. AB

Filmformat
DCP | Anim. | Farbe / colour

Drehbuch
Anton Siyanika, Elena Shulga

Kamera
Dmytro Nedrya

Ton
Valeriy Khilobok

Musik
Serhiy Krutsenko

Darsteller
Kate Bristol, Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld, Allen Enlow, Melissa Schoenberg, Mike Pollock

Produzent
Dmitry Belinski, Igor Roma, Iryna Manzhosova

Produktion
Panama GrandPrix

Kontakt
Sola Media GmbH
Katharina Harm
Rotebühlplatz 29
70178 Stuttgart
Germany
+49.71.19.68.94.44 0
www.sola-media.com
office@sola-media.com

Manuk Depoyan - born in 1962, Yerevan, Armenia. Worked as an animator and was involved in several productions at the Moscow Studio Christmas films before studying script writing and directing in Moscow. Since 2004 he mainly works as a director.

Movies
OCHOTNIK (1999, short, anim)
PYAT'' KOZ (2000, short, anim)
CHALABUDKA (2014, short, anim)

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