Pet Pals in Windland

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Pet Pals in Windland
Italian Cuccioli - Il paese del vento
Directed bySergio Manfio
Screenplay bySergio Manfio
Francesco Manfio
Anna Manfio
Davide Stefanato
Production
companies
Gruppo Alcuni
LuxAnimation
Distributed by 01 Distribution
Release date
  • 27 March 2014 (2014-03-27)
Running time
80 minutes
CountriesItaly
Luxembourg
LanguageItalian
Box office$356,152

Pet Pals in Windland (Italian : Cuccioli - Il paese del vento) is a 2014 Italian-language animated children's film directed by Sergio Manfio from a screenplay by Sergio, Francesco Manfio, Anna Manfio and Davide Stefanato. [1] [2] [3] Based on the Pet Pals animated television series, it is the second feature-length film based on the series after Pet Pals: Marco Polo's Code (2010). Pet Pals in Windland was produced by Gruppo Alcuni, and co-produced by the Luxembourgish LuxAnimation. [3] It was released in Italian cinemas on 27 March 2014. [4]

Contents

Voice cast

English dubbing

The following is the voice cast of the English dubbed version: [5]

Release

Pet Pals in Windland was released in Italian cinemas on 27 March 2014 by 01 Distribution. It had an opening weekend gross of $198,543, finishing with a worldwide box office gross of $356,152. [6] It received positive reception for its ecological messages, such as the importance of renewable energy sources. [7] [8]

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References

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