Justin and the Knights of Valour (2013)

Directed by

Manuel Sicilia

Genre

fantasy film, animated film, adventure film, children's film

Country

Spain

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 335 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boy named Justin dreams of becoming a knight like his grandfather. He sets out on a quest to prove himself and fight against a villainous chancellor.

whimsicalupbeatadventurousearnestfast-pacedformulaiclightheartedchildlike

What happens

Justin and the Knights of Valour (Spanish: Justin y la espada del valor) is a 2013 animated fantasy film whose working title was Goleor: The Scales and the Sword. It tells the story of a boy named Justin, who wants to become a knight like his grandfather Sir Roland. The film was produced, created, developed, and animated by Kandor Graphics, the second of their two animated films (the first was the 2008 film, The Missing Lynx). It was produced by Antonio Banderas, Marcelino Almansa, Kerry Fulton, and Ralph Kamp, and written by Matthew Jacobs and Manuel Sicilia with music by Ilan Eshkeri. It was edited by Claudio Hernández and directed by Manuel Sicilia. Sony Pictures Entertainment distributed it in Spain, and Entertainment One in the United Kingdom. The film premiered on 13 September 2013. It received negative reviews, criticizing the writing, characters, and pacing, though the voice acting and music received praise. It flopped at the box office, only grossing $19 million off a $30 million budget. Rotten Tomatoes reported a 13% approval rating for the film with an average rating of 3.93/10 based on 15 reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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