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Kensuke's Kingdom

Feature Film in Competition – Official 9: Kensuke's Kingdom

  • French version
  1. Overview
  2. Fact Sheet

A young boy, shipwrecked on a remote island, discovers he's not alone when he encounters a hostile old Japanese soldier who retreated there after World War II. As dangerous invaders appear on the horizon, it becomes clear they must join forces to save their fragile island paradise.

The film

  • Film identity

    Original title: Kensuke's Kingdom

    Directed by: Neil BOYLE, Kirk HENDRY

    Country: United Kingdom, Luxembourg, France

    Year of production: 2023

    Running time: 01 h 24 min 05 s

  • Technique

    Category: Feature film

    Techniques used: drawing on paper, 2D computer

    Version: English / French version

    Process: Colour

    Target public: Teens, Kids, Family

  • Credits

    Directed by: Neil BOYLE, Kirk HENDRY

    Production: LUPUS FILMS, Camilla DEAKIN, Ruth FIELDING, JIGSAW FILMS, Sarah RADCLYFFE, Barnaby SPURRIER, MELUSINE PRODUCTIONS / STUDIO 352, Stéphan ROELANTS, LE PACTE, Jean LABADIE, Anne Laure LABADIE, BUMPYBOX, Adrian POLITOWSKI, Martin METZ

    Distribution: LE PACTE, Margot BERTHE

    Based on: "Le Royaume de Kensuké"/"Kensuke's Kingdom", Michael Morpurgo

    Artistic direction: Michael Shorten, Nicolas Debray

    Script: Frank Cottrell-Boyce

    Storyboard: Ludivine Berthouloux, Richard Fawdry

    Animation: Peter Dodd

    Compositing: Neil Martin

    Music: Stuart Hancock

    Sound: Will Cohen

    Editing: Richard Overall

    Voice: Sally Hawkins, Cillian Murphy, Raffey Cassidy, Aaron MacGregor, Ken Watanabe, Alfred Kodai Berglund, Ken Ochiai, Cavin Cornwall