Pre-Production - ENGLISH - Animation
A thrilling adventure story for a family audience about a boy and his dog who are shipwrecked on a desert island, based on the best-selling book by Michael Morpurgo.
Year of production : 2020 Director(s) : Neil BOYLE, Kirk HENDRY Writer(s) : Frank COTTRELL-BOYCE Cast : Cillian MURPHY, Sally HAWKINS, Raffey CASSIDY, Ken WATANABE Producer(s) : Camilla DEAKIN (Lupus Films), Sarah RADCLYFFE, Barnaby SPURRIER, Stephan ROELANTS (Melusine Productions)
Kensuke’s Kingdom follows the adventures of a boy called Michael and his dog Stella who are shipwrecked on a remote desert island. Terrified and struggling to survive, Michael soon discovers that they share the island with Kensuke – a mysterious old Japanese man who has been living on the island for decades with a family of orangutans as his companions. Keeping their distance, they treat each other with mutual suspicion. However as dangerous invaders appear on the horizon, it becomes clear they must join forces to save their fragile island paradise.
Country(ies) : UNITED KINGDOM, LUXEMBOURG