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Mio in the Land of Faraway

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Two Swedish boys (Nicholas Pickard, Christian Bale) fight a fantasy-land Black Knight (Christopher Lee) who has turned children into birds.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Aug 29, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member There's a charm to it even with some wooden performances. The movie is like A Wrinkle in Time meets Lord of the Rings. You may also notice some Harry Potter similarities despite this coming out before those books. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member I haven't seen this film in over two decades! If it weren't for this fantasy adventure, I would have never been introduced to Christian Bale, his first screen debut! Very creative, full of imagination, but as far as I recall, the story doesn't make much sense. Must watch it again, if I can find the English translation of the flick. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member best memory of my childhood. It does not need to be very expensive, or feature lots of special effects. It is the spirit, that keeps films like this going. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Atrocious acting (even from Christopher Lee), terrible special effects, horrible dialogue and terrible writing. It really is a poor man's NeverEnding Story. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Magical movie, wonderful music--A Swedish classic!! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Before Newies or Batman, Christian Bale played Yum Yum in The Land of Faraway! Wow, what childhood memories this brought back. Fun story. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Two Swedish boys (Nicholas Pickard, Christian Bale) fight a fantasy-land Black Knight (Christopher Lee) who has turned children into birds.
Director
Vladimir Grammatikov
Producer
Ingemar Ejve
Production Co
Sovinfilm, Filmhuset AS, Nordisk Tonefilm, Svenska Filminstitutet, Kinostudiya imeni M. Gorkogo, Norway Film Development
Rating
PG
Genre
Kids & Family, Fantasy
Original Language
Russian
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 28, 2017
Runtime
1h 44m
Sound Mix
Surround
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