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The Flight Before Christmas (2008)

Movie"An All-New Holiday Movie About Santa And His Little Helpers"
Audience Score
58
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NR 1 hr 20 minSep 22nd, 2008Fantasy, Drama, Adventure, Family, AnimationNiko Collection PosterPart of Niko Collection
A young reindeer named Niko dreams about flying like his father, whom he has never met. Despite constant teasing from others, he sneaks out of his home valley to take flying lessons from Julius, a flying squirrel.
StarringOlli JantunenHannu-Pekka BjörkmanVuokko Hovatta
DirectorsMichael HegnerKari Juusonen
WritersHannu TuomainenMarteinn ThorissonMark Hodkinson

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:September 22nd, 2008
On DVD & Blu-ray:October 28th, 2008 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$6,100,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$21,897,141 (Worldwide)
Original Language:Finnish
Executive Producers:Marc Gabizon
Production Companies:A. Film Production, Anima Vitae, Cinemaker, Animaker, Ulysses Filmproduktion, Europool, Magma Films, TV 2, The Weinstein Company, YLE, UFA, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Telepool, Eurimages, MEDIA Programme of the European Union
Movie Tags:
christmasholiday

Niko Collection

Niko & The Way to the Stars is a 2008 Finnish-Irish computer-animated Christmas comedy-drama film directed by Michael Hegner and Kari Juusonen. It is about a young reindeer who must overcome his fear of flying by heading to Santa Claus' fell to save him, and his fleet of flying reindeer from a pack of wolves. The sequel follows the story of Niko, who must deal with his mother for getting re-married. But along the way, he needs to look after his little step brother.