The Flight Before Christmas (2008)

Original title

Niko: Lentäjän poika

Directed by

Kari Juusonen, Michael Hegner

Genre

adventure film, family film, Christmas film, fantasy film

Country

Germany, Denmark, Finland, Ireland

Runtime

1h 21m

Rated

0

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 159 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young reindeer named Niko is scared of flying. He joins a journey to Santa's home to protect the flying reindeer from wolves.

lightheartedgentlebriskwhimsicalhopefulearthysimpleadventurous

What happens

Niko & The Way to the Stars (Finnish: Niko – lentäjän poika, lit. 'Niko – A flyer's son') is a 2008 animated epic Christmas film directed by Michael Hegner and Kari Juusonen. It revolves around a young reindeer named Niko who must overcome his fear of flying by heading to Santa Claus' fell to save him and his fleet of flying reindeer from a pack of wolves. The film was a Finnish production with co-producers in Denmark, Germany and Ireland. It was produced by Anima Vitae, Cinemaker Oy, A. Film A/S, Ulysses Films, and Magma Films. The animation was produced in Finland, Germany and Denmark, with post-production carried out in Ireland. A 45-minute television edit in American English was produced in the United States for CBS under the title The Flight Before Christmas. Two sequels, Little Brother, Big Trouble: A Christmas Adventure, and Niko: Beyond the Northern Lights, were released in 2012 and 2024 in Finland, respectively. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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