Niko and the Way to the Stars

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 22, 2008

Original language

Finnish

Spoken languages

English, Finnish

Countries

Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland

Production

The Weinstein Company,UFA,MEDIA Programme of the European Union,Eurimages,Nordisk Film & TV Fond,YLE,TV 2,A. Film Production,Telepool,Ulysses Filmproduktion,Anima Vitae,Cinemaker,Animaker,Europool,Magma Films,Universum Film (UFA),ZDF Tivi

Cast

Olli Jantunen,Hannu-Pekka Björkman,Vuokko Hovatta,Vesa Vierikko,Jussi Lampi,Risto Kaskilahti,Minttu Mustakallio,Juha Veijonen,Puntti Valtonen,Elina Knihtiläand 15 more

Director

Kari Juusonen,Michael Hegner

Writer

Hannu Tuomainen,Marteinn Thorisson,Mark Hodkinson

Producer

Petteri Pasanen,Marc Gabizon,Jaana Hovinen,Hannu Tuomainen,Kristel Tõldsepp

Music

Stephen McKeon

Budget

$6,100,000

Revenue

$21,897,141

IMDb

tt0885415