Niko - lentäjän poika

Niko - flygarens son / Niko & The Way to the Stars. FI/DK/DE/IE (c) 2008 Anima Vitae [and four other companies]. P: Petteri Pasanen, Hannu Tuomainen. D: Michael Hegner, Kari Juusonen. SC: Hannu Tuomainen, Marteinn Thorisson. M: Stephen McKeon. Songs sung in the Finnish-language version by Vuokko Hovatta. ED: Per Risager. AN: Luca Bruno, Goro Fujita. Voice talent in the Finnish-language version: Olli Jantunen (Niko), Hannu-Pekka Björkman (Julius), Vuokka Hovatta (Wilma), Vesa Vierikko (Black Wolf), Risto Kaskilahti (Rimppa), Jussi Lampi (Räyskä), Minttu Mustakallio (Essie), Juha Veijonen (Raavas), Puntti Valtonen (Hirvas), Elina Knihtilä (Oona, Niko's mother), Tommi Korpela (leader of the reindeer pack). 83 min. - A digital animation released in Finland in Finnish, Swedish and English language editions by Nordisk Film. - Digital projection viewed at Tennispalatsi 2, Helsinki, 17 Oct 2008. - High standard digital projection. Colour scale a bit simplified. - I liked the brisk, boyish touch of this fairy-tale. There is also a mocking dimension to this tale about the dream of flying. The wolf pack scares the self-assured team of flying reindeer so that they lose their powers momentarily. - The chorus singing is funny.