Moomins and the Comet Chase

Moomins and the Comet Chase is a 2010 3D stop motion animated fantasy adventure comedy family film compiled from the Comet in Moominlandbased episodes of the 19771982 The Moomins TV series animated at Semafor in Poland, restored and resoundtracked with multiple voice actors replacing the single narrator. It is the second such Moomin film produced by Finnish childrens film company Filmkompaniet, the first being Moomin and Midsummer Madness, and the first one converted to stereoscopic 3D. A similar revision of the remainder of the series for highdefinition television of all 78 episodes will follow and is currently in production. The same novel has been adapted into film at least twice before, with the 1978 Russian stop motion serial Mumitroll and the 1992 Japanese traditional animation feature Comet in Moominland. International version of the film features the voices of known Swedish actors like Stellan Skarsgrd, Peter Stormare, Alexander Skarsgrd. Musician and Moomins fan Bjrk also wrote an original song for the film. The international debut was at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2010. In Finland, it arrived in movie theaters onAugust 2010 and will later be broadcast on the MTV3 channel. The film will also be produced in dozens of other languages and will subsequently receive global distribution.

The group decides to get back home as fast as they can to share the news. On the journey home, they encounter more dangerous creatures and obstacles as well as some old and new friends, including Snork Maiden and her brother Snork, who join them on their adventure. The sky continues to become redder and the air hotter. When they get to the seashore, they are shocked to see that the sea has completely dried up. A walk along the dried out sea bottom brings more excitement and danger.Eventually they make it back home to the Moominhouse and discover another shocking detail the comet is supposed to land right in their own garden that very night. Ultimately, the big question is if they can get everybody to safety in time. ........

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