Baltic premiere

Niko - Beyond the Northern Lights

Local title
Niko: teisele poole virmalisi
Title in Russian
Нико – за пределами северного сияния
Director
Kari Juusonen
Country
Finland, Germany, Ireland, Denmark
Year
2024
Programme
Juniors' Competition Programme
Genre
Traditional animation, Family film, Adventure, Cartoon, Children's film
Subject
children, friendship, betrayal, belonging, child-parent relationships, adventures, childhood, fairytale, christmas, based on a true story

After a tearful goodbye, Niko leaves his family behind to fulfil his biggest dream and take his place next to his father on Santa’s Flying Forces. Stella, an unknown challenger, arrives to compete for Niko’s spot. Despite their competitiveness, the pair take a liking to each other, and Niko shows Stella where Santa’s sleigh is hidden. However, on the night before Christmas Eve, Stella steals it. Gutted by Stella’s betrayal and desperate to appease his angry father, Niko heads to the frozen North to recover the sleigh. He is accompanied by his old friends Wilma and Julius. As our heroes face grave danger, difficult choices are made that change Christmas forever. Through friendships old and new, Niko learns to forge his own path and reconcile old hurts in this heartwarming adventure.

Recommended age 4+

Director
Kari Juusonen
Screenwriter
Kari Juusonen, Hannu Tuomainen, Marteinn Thorisson
Cast
Josefine Preuß, Sammy Schrein, Rolf Berg
Producer
Antti Haikala, Hannu Tuomainen, Emely Christians, Moe Honan, Anders Mastrup
Composer
Eímear Noone
Music
Nate Tronerud
World sales
Global screen
Runtime
Language
English
Subtitles
Estonian, Estonian live dubbing
Director
Kari Juusonen

Big Trouble (2012), Niko & The Way to the Stars (PÖFF 2008), Niko 2 – Little Brother (PÖFF 2012)

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