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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Kensuke's Kingdom
| name = Kensuke's Kingdom
| image =
| image = Kensuke's Kingdom 2023 Movie Poster.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| caption =
| caption =
| director = {{Plainlist|
| director = {{Plainlist|
* Neil Boyle
* Neil Boyle
* Kirk Hendry
* Kirk Hendry}}
}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* Camilla Deakin
* Camilla Deakin
* Sarah Radclyffe
* Barnaby Spurrier
* Ruth Fielding
* Ruth Fielding
* Stephan Roellants
* Stephan Roellants}}
}}
| screenplay = [[Frank Cottrell-Boyce]]
| screenplay = [[Frank Cottrell-Boyce]]
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Kensuke's Kingdom]]''||[[Michael Morpurgo]]}}
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Kensuke's Kingdom]]''||[[Michael Morpurgo]]}}
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* [[Sally Hawkins]]
* [[Sally Hawkins]]
* [[Cillian Murphy]]
* [[Cillian Murphy]]
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* [[Ken Watanabe]]
* [[Raffey Cassidy]]
* [[Raffey Cassidy]]
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* Aaron MacGregor
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* [[Ken Watanabe]]
}}
}}
| music = [[Stuart Hancock]]
| music = [[Stuart Hancock]]
| cinematography =
| editing = Richard Overall
| editing = Richard Overall
| studio = {{Plainlist|
| studio = {{plainlist|
* [[Lupus Films]]<ref name="Contact & Credits">{{cite web |title=Contact & Credits |url=https://www.kensukeskingdom.com/contact-and-credits/ |website=Kensuke's Kingdom |publisher=[[Lupus Films]] |access-date=26 August 2024}}</ref>
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* [[British Film Institute]]
* Luxembourg Film Fund
* Ffilm Cymru Wales
* [[Ffilm Cymru Wales]]
* Film Fund Luxembourg
* Bumpybox
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* [[British Film Institute|BFI]]
* Align
* Mésuline Productions
* Jigsaw Films
* [[Le Pacte]]
}}
}}
| language = English
| language = English
| country = United Kingdom
| country = United Kingdom<br>Luxembourg<br>France
| distributor = Modern Films (United Kingdom)<br>Le Pacte (France)<br>Tarantula Distribution (Luxembourg)
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2023|06|11|[[Annecy International Animation Film Festival|Annecy]]}}
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2023|06|11|[[Annecy International Animation Film Festival|Annecy]]|2023|10|14|[[BFI London Film Festival]]|2024|02|07|France}}
| runtime = 85 minutes
| budget = €10,945,388<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/documents/actualites/2019/11-novembre/Comite-de-selection-n24-decisions-du-28-novembre-2019.pdf |title=Décisions du Comité de sélection |trans-title=Decisions of the Selection Committee |website=Film Fund Luxembourg |language=French}}</ref>
| gross = €2,964,000{{Efn|Estimated on the basis of 411,596 tickets sold in France}}
}}
}}


'''''Kensuke's Kingdom''''' is a 2023 [[animated film]] based on the [[Kensuke's Kingdom|book of the same name]] by [[Michael Morpurgo]]. The film debuted at the [[Annecy International Animation Film Festival]] on 11 June 2023.<ref>{{cite web|title='Kensuke's Kingdom' Draws an Impressive Voice Cast, Including Cillian Murphy|url=https://collider.com/kensukes-kingdom-cast-ken-watanabe-cillian-murphy/|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=9 June 2023}}</ref>
'''''Kensuke's Kingdom''''' is a 2023 [[animated film|animated]] [[Adventure fiction|adventure film]] based on the [[children's novel]] [[Kensuke's Kingdom|of the same name]] by [[Michael Morpurgo]]. The film debuted at the [[Annecy International Animation Film Festival]] on 11 June 2023.<ref>{{cite web|title='Kensuke's Kingdom' Draws an Impressive Voice Cast, Including Cillian Murphy|url=https://collider.com/kensukes-kingdom-cast-ken-watanabe-cillian-murphy/|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=9 June 2023|access-date=4 November 2023|archive-date=19 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719131809/https://collider.com/kensukes-kingdom-cast-ken-watanabe-cillian-murphy/|url-status=live}}</ref> The UK premiere was at the 67th [[BFI London Film Festival]] on 14 October 2023. On general release in France from 7 February 2024, under the title '''''Le Royaume de Kensuké'''''.


==Premise==
==Premise==
A boy swept overboard during a storm on a worldwide sailing trip with his family washes ashore on an island in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. While there, he realises someone is nearby, aiding him with his survival.
A boy (Aaron MacGregor) swept overboard during a storm on a worldwide sailing trip with his family washes ashore on an island in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. While there, he realises someone ([[Ken Watanabe]]) is nearby, aiding him with his survival.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* Aaron MacGregor as [[Michael Morpurgo]]
* [[Sally Hawkins]] as Mum
* [[Cillian Murphy]] as Dad
* [[Sally Hawkins]] as Mum (Mrs. Morpurgo)
* [[Cillian Murphy]] as Dad (Mr. Morpurgo)
* [[Ken Watanabe]] as Kensuke
* [[Ken Watanabe]] as Kensuke
* [[Raffey Cassidy]] as Becky
* [[Raffey Cassidy]] as Becky
* Alfred Kodai Berglund as Michiya (Kensuke's Son)
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* Aaron MacGregor as Michael


==Production==
==Production==
It was announced in February 2019 that an animated film adaptation of [[Michael Morpurgo]]’s Book was in development, with [[Sally Hawkins]], [[Cillian Murphy]], [[Ken Watanabe]] and [[Raffey Cassidy]] set as part of the voice cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/sally-hawkins-cillian-murphy-ken-watanabe-raffey-cassidy-animation-kensukes-kingdom-1202551372/|title='Kensuke's Kingdom': Sally Hawkins, Cillian Murphy, Ken Watanabe & Raffey Cassidy Join Michael Morpurgo Animation|first1=Andreas|last1=Wiseman|date=7 February 2019 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
It was announced in February 2019 that an animated film adaptation of the [[children's novel]] ''[[Kensuke's Kingdom]]'' by [[Michael Morpurgo]] was in development, with [[Sally Hawkins]], [[Cillian Murphy]], [[Ken Watanabe]] and [[Raffey Cassidy]] set as part of the voice cast, like the novel following a fictionalised version of Morpurgo himself as he is stranded on a desert island as a child.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/sally-hawkins-cillian-murphy-ken-watanabe-raffey-cassidy-animation-kensukes-kingdom-1202551372/|title='Kensuke's Kingdom': Sally Hawkins, Cillian Murphy, Ken Watanabe & Raffey Cassidy Join Michael Morpurgo Animation|first1=Andreas|last1=Wiseman|date=7 February 2019|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=7 February 2019|archive-date=24 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124230452/https://deadline.com/2019/02/sally-hawkins-cillian-murphy-ken-watanabe-raffey-cassidy-animation-kensukes-kingdom-1202551372/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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In September 2020, the film entered production after securing new financing.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/kensukes-kingdom-begins-production-with-new-finance-animation-partners-exclusive/5152909.article |title='Kensuke's Kingdom' begins production with new finance, animation partners (exclusive) |access-date=2020-09-16 |archive-date=2021-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226214336/https://www.screendaily.com/news/kensukes-kingdom-begins-production-with-new-finance-animation-partners-exclusive/5152909.article |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|97|7.3|29|consensus=Remaining loyal to its source material, Kensuke's Kingdom is a quietly engaging story with meticulous 2D animation that's more profound than average offerings|ref=yes|access-date=4 September 2024}}
{{Metacritic film prose|68|5|ref=yes|access-date=4 September 2024}}


==Notes==
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In September 2020, the film entered production after securing new financing.<ref>[https://www.screendaily.com/news/kensukes-kingdom-begins-production-with-new-finance-animation-partners-exclusive/5152909.article ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ begins production with new finance, animation partners (exclusive)]</ref>
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|5674658}}
* {{IMDb title|5674658}}
* [https://www.kensukeskingdom.com ''Kensuke's Kingdom'' official website]


[[Category:2023 animated films]]
[[Category:2023 animated films]]
[[Category:2023 films]]
[[Category:2020s English-language films]]
[[Category:2020s English-language films]]
[[Category:2020s British films]]
[[Category:2020s British films]]
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[[Category:Animated films based on children's books]]
[[Category:Animated films based on children's books]]
[[Category:Animated films set on islands]]
[[Category:Animated films set on islands]]
[[Category:Le Pacte films]]

Latest revision as of 05:57, 27 October 2024

Kensuke's Kingdom
Directed by
  • Neil Boyle
  • Kirk Hendry
Screenplay byFrank Cottrell-Boyce
Based on
Produced by
  • Camilla Deakin
  • Ruth Fielding
  • Stephan Roellants
Starring
Edited byRichard Overall
Music byStuart Hancock
Production
companies
Distributed byModern Films (United Kingdom)
Le Pacte (France)
Tarantula Distribution (Luxembourg)
Release dates
Running time
85 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Luxembourg
France
LanguageEnglish
Budget€10,945,388[2]
Box office€2,964,000[a]

Kensuke's Kingdom is a 2023 animated adventure film based on the children's novel of the same name by Michael Morpurgo. The film debuted at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on 11 June 2023.[3] The UK premiere was at the 67th BFI London Film Festival on 14 October 2023. On general release in France from 7 February 2024, under the title Le Royaume de Kensuké.

Premise

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A boy (Aaron MacGregor) swept overboard during a storm on a worldwide sailing trip with his family washes ashore on an island in the Pacific Ocean. While there, he realises someone (Ken Watanabe) is nearby, aiding him with his survival.

Cast

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Production

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It was announced in February 2019 that an animated film adaptation of the children's novel Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo was in development, with Sally Hawkins, Cillian Murphy, Ken Watanabe and Raffey Cassidy set as part of the voice cast, like the novel following a fictionalised version of Morpurgo himself as he is stranded on a desert island as a child.[4]

In September 2020, the film entered production after securing new financing.[5]

Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 97% of 29 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's consensus reads: "Remaining loyal to its source material, Kensuke's Kingdom is a quietly engaging story with meticulous 2D animation that's more profound than average offerings"[6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 68 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[7]

Notes

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  1. ^ Estimated on the basis of 411,596 tickets sold in France

References

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  1. ^ "Contact & Credits". Kensuke's Kingdom. Lupus Films. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Décisions du Comité de sélection" [Decisions of the Selection Committee] (PDF). Film Fund Luxembourg (in French).
  3. ^ "'Kensuke's Kingdom' Draws an Impressive Voice Cast, Including Cillian Murphy". Collider. 9 June 2023. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  4. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (7 February 2019). "'Kensuke's Kingdom': Sally Hawkins, Cillian Murphy, Ken Watanabe & Raffey Cassidy Join Michael Morpurgo Animation". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  5. ^ "'Kensuke's Kingdom' begins production with new finance, animation partners (exclusive)". Archived from the original on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  6. ^ "Kensuke's Kingdom". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Kensuke's Kingdom". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
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