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The King of Milu Deer (2009)

The King of Milu Deer poster
Country
People's Republic of China

How it feels

A young woman searches for a magical milu deer king in a fantasy world. She goes on a quest that involves friendship and bravery.

animatedwhimsicalfast-pacedcolorfulexcitingadventurouscheerfulmusical

What happens

The King of Milu Deer (Chinese: 麋鹿王; pinyin: Mílù wáng), also known as Finding the Milu King: The Magic Reel, is a 2009 Chinese animated film. It is touted as the first 3-D animated Chinese film. The film was produced by CITV New Media Group, a private company, and cost 35 million yuan (US $5.1 million to make. It was written by Zhang Zhi Yi and Wang Wei and directed by Guo Weijiao. The film took in 4 million yuan (US $570,000) at the box office in its first week. It won Best Animated Film at the thirteenth Hua Biao Film Awards and was nominated at the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Awards for the Best Animation Trophy. The theme song of the film was performed by Yisa Yu. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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