Yakari, A Spectacular Journey | |
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Directed by | Xavier Giacometti Toby Genkel (co-director) |
Written by | Xavier Giacometti |
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Music by | Guillaume Poyet |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
Countries | France Germany Belgium |
Yakari, A Spectacular Journey is a 2020 French-Belgian-German animated film directed by Xavier Giacometti. It was distributed by BAC Films. [3]
The film is an adaptation of Yakari , the Belgian comic book series, originally written by Job and illustrated by Derib, both from Switzerland.
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Yakari, a little Sioux Native American boy, and his faithful steed, Little Thunder, in the great prairie. Yakari has the ability to communicate with all animals, a gift that was transmitted to him by his totem, the Great Eagle.
The film was one of the few films released in 2020 to be a box office success. [4]
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