Moonbound

Moonbound is a 2021 German-Austrian[2] computer-animated fantasy adventure comedy film directed by Ali Samadi Ahadi.[3][4][5][6]

Moonbound
Poster
Directed byAli Samadi Ahadi
Written byAli Samadi Ahadi
Arne Nolting
Based onLittle Peter's Journey to the Moon by Gerdt von Bassewitz
StarringAleks Le
Howard Nightingall
Lilian Gartner
Raphael von Bargen
Drew Sarich
Cindy Robinson
Release date
  • 24 June 2021 (2021-06-24)[1]
Running time
84 minutes
CountriesGermany
Austria
LanguageEnglish

Plot

When Peter sets out on a magical journey to rescue his little sister Anne, he needs to travel to mysterious territory: the Moon! Anne was kidnapped by the evil Moon Man when she tried to help the beetle Mr. Zoomzeman in search for his wife. On his fantastic adventure, Peter lands on the Star Meadow where he meets the sleepy Mr. Sandman. He knows, only at the Night Fairy’s dinner in the castle in the clouds, they can find out where Anne is – but there aren’t enough seats for everyone. So they join the wild race along the Milky Way against the five Spirits of Nature: Storm Giant, Lightning Witch, Henry Hail, Rainy Robin and Mother Frost…

Cast
  • Aleks Le as Peter
  • Howard Nightingall as Mr. Zoomzeman/Rainy Robin
  • Lilian Gartner as Anne/Shooting Star
  • Raphael von Bargen as Sandman/Mr. Ladybug (credited as Raphael van Bargen)
  • Drew Sarich as Moonman/Milkyway Man/Herschel
  • Cindy Robinson as Nightfairy
  • Melissa Mabie as Lightning Witch (credited as Mellisa Mabei)
  • Michael Smulik as Storm Giant
  • Elisabeth Kanettis as Mother/Shooting Star
  • Barbara Spitz as Mrs. Zoomzeman
  • Jim Libby as Bully
  • Dennis Kozeluh as Henry Hail
  • Jacob Banigan as Keppler
  • Magarethe Tiesl as Mother Frost
  • Bastian Wilplinger as Bouncer 1
  • Martin Repka as Bouncer 2
  • Alix Martin as Mrs. Ladybug

Production

The music was recorded by the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra at Synchron Stage Vienna in Austria.[7][8]

Reception

The film received negative reviews, with 17% score on Rotten Tomatoes according to 6 reviews.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Moonbound - Film Review". 15 June 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  2. "Moonbound review – a mish-mash of folkloric hijinks as kids take trip to the moon". The Guardian. 2021-08-06. Archived from the original on 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  3. Barraclough, Leo (2020-06-25). "Animated Film 'Moonbound' Sells to Multiple Territories (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Variety. Archived from the original on 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  4. Ivan-Zadeh, Larushka. "Moonbound review — sketchy and unappealing German animation". The Times. TheTimes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2021-08-28. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  5. BBFC. "Moonbound". www.bbfc.co.uk. BBFC. Archived from the original on 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  6. Classification, Australian (2021-06-11). "MOON BOUND". www.classification.gov.au. Australian Classification Board. Archived from the original on 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  7. "Moonbound (dt. "Peterchens Mondfahrt") | rso.ORF.at". rso.orf.at. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  8. "Project Poster Gallery - SynchronStage Vienna". www.synchronstage.com. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  9. Moonbound, retrieved 2022-05-07
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