Yakari, A Spectacular Journey

2020 French film

Diana Amft

Music byGuillaume Poyet

Production
companies

Belvision Studios
Constantin Films^[2]
Dargaud Media

Distributed by

BAC Films

Release date

August 12, 2020 (2020-08-12)

(France)^[1]

Running time

83 minutesCountriesFrance
Germany
Belgium

Yakari, A Spectacular Journey is a 2020 French-Belgian-German animated film directed by Xavier Giacometti. It was distributed by BAC Films.^[3]

The film is an adaptation of Yakari, the Belgian comic book series, originally written by Job and illustrated by Derib, both from Switzerland.

Plot

Yakari, a little Sioux Native American boy, and his faithful steed, Little Thunder, in the great prairie. Yakari has the ability to communicate with all animals, a gift that was transmitted to him by his totem, the Great Eagle.

Cast

Diana Amft
Callum Malloney (US/Irish)
Oscar Douieb
Alan Stanford (Irish)
Martin Sheen (US)
Kathleen Renish
Tara Flynn (US/Irish)
Hans Sigl
Joey D'Auria (US)
Tom Trouffier
Paul Tylak (US/Irish)

Reception

The film was one of the few films released in 2020 to be a box office success.^[4]

References

^ "Yakari, A Spectacular Journey (2019)". en.unifrance.org.
^ "AFM: How German Animation Got Big". The Hollywood Reporter. November 10, 2020.
^ "Yakari, A Spectacular Journey". www.bacfilms.com.
^ "'Yakari' Sells to Multiple Territories, Performs Well at French B.O. for Bac Films (EXCLUSIVE)". ca.sports.yahoo.com. 21 September 2020.