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Kensuke's Kingdom

Director(s):	Neil Boyle, Kirk Hendry
Producer(s):	MELUSINE PRODUCTIONS Jigsaw Films (UK), Lupus Films (UK), Spirit Base (UK), Brennus Productions (IR), Le Pacte (FR)
Script:	Frank Cottrell-Boyce, based on the best-selling book by Michael Morpurgo
Year:	2022
Form:	ANIMATION - Feature film
Genre:	Adventure
Original version:	English
Running time:	90'
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Synopsis

Michael is taken by his family on a round-the-world sailing trip. When a storm strikes, Michael and his dog are swept overboard and washed up on a remote island. Struggling to survive, one day Michael wakes to find fresh fish and coconut milk by his cave; his mysterious benefactor is Kensuke, a former Japanese soldier, creator of a treetop kingdom and protector of the orangutans. Slowly, Michael and Kensuke form a friendship. But something threatens to destroy the fragile world Kensuke has created. A thrilling adventure story with a poignant message that will resonate with audiences across the world.

Casting

Voices: Ken Watanabe, Cillian Murphy, Sally Hawkins, Raffey Cassidy

Crew

1st assistant director: Nicolas Debray
Storyboard: Stéphane Nedez
Head of design: Cédric Gervais
Layout manager: Denis Lambert
Set designer: Pascal Gérard
Animation manager: Gilles Rudziak
Ink and paint chief: Anaëlle Bremen
Studio Director: David Feraille
Production manager: Fabien Renelli

Contacts producers

Melusine Productions
Stephan Roelants
T +352 40 13 20 1