The Dragon Spell (2016)

Original title

Микита Кожум'яка

Directed by

Manuk Depoyan

Genre

fantasy film, adventure film, family film

Country

Andorra, Ukraine, Germany

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

G

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 34 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy named Nicky must use his courage to save both a magical world and humans from an evil force. The story follows his adventure as he takes on a dragon threat.

lightheartedfantasticalfast-pacedwhimsicaloptimisticfamily-friendlyheroicstraightforward

What happens

The Dragon Spell (in Ukrainian: «Микита Кожум'яка», romanized: Mykyta Kozhumiaka) is a 2016 Ukrainian 3D animated fantasy film directed by Manuk Depoyan based on Anton Siyanika's fairy tale of the same name. The film is about a young boy named Nicky, who saves the magical world and humans from evil. The film premiered in Ukraine on 13 October 2016. In August 2017, the film was nominated for the Ukrainian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards. The film received mixed reviews, with some Ukrainian and foreign viewers and experts finding the film successful and interesting, while some critics characterized it as a technically outdated, excessively clichéd work. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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