Fireheart
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| Cinematography | Jericca Cleland |
| Edited by | Robert Yates |
| Music by | Chris Egan |
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| Distributed by | Entertainment One |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $40 million |
| Box office | $5.7 million[1] |
Fireheart is a 2022 computer-animated adventure comedy film directed by Theodore Ty and Lauren Zeitoun and written by Zeitoun, Jennica Harper, and Daphne Ballon from a story by Zeitoun, Harper, and Lisa Hunter. It is the second film and final Independent film produced by L'Atelier Animation after Ballerina before Cinesite acquires L'Atelier.[2] It features the voices of Olivia Cooke, Kenneth Branagh, Laurie Holden, and William Shatner. The plot follows a 16-year-old who dreams to become the world's first female firefighter.
Plot
Set in New York in 1932, the film centres on Georgia Nolan, a 16-year-old girl who hopes to become the world's first female firefighter despite being told as a child by her ex-firefighter father Shawn that women are not allowed to.
Shawn is requested by the mayor of New York to come out of retirement to head up a young team of firefighters to combat a serial arsonist, who uses purple gas to hypnotise others and has resulted in the disappearances of other firefighters. Wishing to help, Georgia disguises herself as a man named Joe and joins the team.
Cast
- Olivia Cooke as Georgia Nolan
- Maya Misaljevic as Young Georgia Nolan
- William Shatner as Jimmy Murray, the mayor of New York
- Laurie Holden as Pauline
- Kenneth Branagh as Shawn, Georgia's father
- Ryan Garcia as Ricardo
- Wilex Ly as Jin
- Mara Junot as Laura Divine
- Scott Humphrey as Captain Neil
- Shoshana Sperling as the vocal effects of Ember, Georgia Nolan's Dalmatian.
- Mark Edwards as Pickle Vendor
Release
The film was released in the United States by Hulu in February 2022 exclusively on the service of the same name, and in Europe by Entertainment One throughout the rest of the year.[3] It was then released as a Sky Cinema original by Sky on May 27, 2022 in the UK.[citation needed]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 60% of four reviews are positive.[4] The film grossed $3.7 million at the box office.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Fireheart (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ "Cinesite Acquires Montreal Studio l'Atelier Animation". July 20, 2022.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (February 24, 2022). "Hulu Nabs U.S. Rights to Anton's Animated Family Film Fireheart (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ "Fireheart". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
External links
- 2022 films
- 2020s adventure comedy films
- 2020s children's animated films
- 2022 computer-animated films
- Animated films set in New York City
- Films set in the 1920s
- Films set in the 1930s
- 2020s English-language films
- French films set in New York City
- French adventure comedy films
- Canadian adventure comedy films
- 2020s Canadian films
- 2020s French films