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Long Way North

Long Way North

Adventure · Animation · Drama · 2015

In 1892 Saint Petersburg, when her explorer grandfather's failure to return from his latest expedition brings dishonour to her aristocratic family, a resilient teenager runs away to follow in his trail in search of his famed ship.

Movie details

Long Way North

2015 Adventure · Animation · Drama 1h 21m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.2 / 10

4.4K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

98 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

70 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.4 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

In 1892 Saint Petersburg, when her explorer grandfather's failure to return from his latest expedition brings dishonour to her aristocratic family, a resilient teenager runs away to follow in his trail in search of his famed ship.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Rémi Chayé

Written by

Fabrice de Costil · Patricia Valeix · Claire Paoletti

Christa Théret

Christa Théret

Sasha (voice)

Féodor Atkine

Féodor Atkine

Oloukine (voice)

Audrey Sablé

Audrey Sablé

Nadya (voice)

Thomas Sagols

Thomas Sagols

Katch (voice)

Rémi Caillebot

Rémi Caillebot

Larson (voice)

Loïc Houdré

Loïc Houdré

Lund (voice)

F

Fabien Briche

Tomsky (voice)

Court is in session

Put Long Way North on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.