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The film is a co-production out of France and Denmark and is Rémi Chayé's debut feature in the
director's chair [...]
It's 1882 in St Petersburg, and the Russian aristocracy is in full swing.
When explorer Oloukine disappears after a mission to the North pole, the state puts up a million
rubles for the discovery of his boat, the Davai.
His granddaughter, Sacha (voiced by Christa Théret), is a strong willed 14-year-old who laments her
loss but stumbles on evidence that suggests they've been looking in the wrong place.
Her desperate pleas to send out another search are met with frustration, so Sacha decides to take
things into her own hands.
Fiercely independent, capable and readily equipped with her dogged determination, she ultimately
convinces a group of sailors to help her on an intrepid quest to the polar north to find the Davai.
Sacha is an engaging character and an example of girl-power and focused independence. Although
the plot may be a tad lightweight for some, its lack of complexity only serves to shift focus to the
film's exceptional art style.
Not without some false steps, Long Way North contains a few forgivable historical inaccuracies
and a slightly peculiar sound-track that feels at odds with the period (although to be fair, it suits
Sacha's inexorable progression north). Nonetheless, Long Way North is a beautiful film and
although subtitled, it certainly isn't taxing.
So take your kids... they may just appreciate the break from your standard Hollywood animated fare
these school holidays.
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