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The Legend of the North Wind (1992)

The Legend of the North Wind poster
Original title
Ipar haizearen erronka
Directed by
Juan Bautista Berasategi, Maite Ruiz de Austri
Genre
fantasy film, animated film, children's film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 14m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of whalers struggles to survive in harsh northern waters. A young boy befriends a magical north wind and sets out to change their fate.

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What happens

The Legend of the North Wind is a 1992 Spanish animated fantasy film directed by Juan Bautista Berasategi (originally credited to Maite Ruiz de Austri and Carlos Varela). It was based upon a story by Gregorio Muro and Josean Muñoz, and produced by Episa along Euskal Pictures International. It was produced in the Spain under the working title of Balleneros (Basque title: Balearenak), until being released in 1992 as La leyenda del viento del Norte (EU Spanish), La légende du vent du nord (French), and Ipar haizearen erronka (Basque). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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