Kensuke's Kingdom (2023)

Directed by

Kirk Hendry, Neil Boyle

Genre

animation, adventure, drama, family

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 53 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy gets stranded on a remote island after a sailing accident. He learns to survive with the help of an old Japanese man who also lives there.

gentleadventurouspoignantreflectivepeacefulhopefulslow-pacedfamily-oriented

What happens

Kensuke's Kingdom is a 2023 animated adventure film based on the 1999 children's novel by Michael Morpurgo. The film debuted at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on 11 June 2023. The UK premiere was at the 67th BFI London Film Festival on 14 October 2023. The general release in France was on 7 February 2024, under the title Le Royaume de Kensuké. The film was nominated for the inaugural BAFTA Award for Best Children's & Family Film at the 78th British Academy Film Awards, though it lost to Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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