Justin and the Knights of Valour (2013)

A young boy grows up as he embarks on a quest to become a knight.

Director:

Manuel Sicilia

Writers:

Manuel Sicilia, Matthew Jacobs

Stars:

Freddie Highmore, Antonio Banderas, James Cosmo

3 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Freddie Highmore	...	Justin (voice)
Antonio Banderas	...	Sir Clorex (voice)
James Cosmo	...	Blucher (voice)
Charles Dance	...	Legantir (voice)
Tamsin Egerton	...	Lara (voice)
Rupert Everett	...	Sota (voice)
Barry Humphries	...	Braulio (voice)
Alfred Molina	...	Reginald (voice)
Mark Strong	...	Heraclio (voice)
David Walliams	...	Melquiades (voice)
Julie Walters	...	Gran (voice)
Olivia Williams	...	Queen (voice)
Saoirse Ronan	...	Talia (voice)
Michael Culkin	...	Sebastian (voice)
Richard O'Brien	...	Innkeeper / Baker (voice)

Storyline

Justin (Freddie Highmore) lives in a kingdom where bureaucrats rule and knights have been ousted. His dream is to be become one of the Knights of Valour, like his grandfather was, but his father Reginald (Alfred Molina), the chief counsel to the Queen (Olivia Williams), wants his son to follow in his footsteps and become a lawyer. After an inspiring visit to his beloved Gran (Dame Julie Walters) and bidding farewell to his supposed lady-love Lara (Tamsin Egerton), Justin leaves home and embarks on a quest to become a knight. Along the way, he meets the beautiful, feisty Talia (Saoirse Ronan), a quirky wizard called Melquiades (David Walliams), and the handsome Sir Clorex (Antonio Banderas), and is mentored by three monks; Blucher (James Cosmo), Legantir (Charles Dance), and Braulio (Barry Humphries), who teach and test him in the ancient ways of the Knights of Valour. While an unlikely candidate for knighthood, Justin must rise to the challenge quickly when banished former knight Sir ...

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Plot Keywords:

knight | quest | kingdom | army | wizard | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild action and some rude humor.

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character "Sota" is inspired by one card of the Spanish deck, equivalent to the Jack in the international deck, from which Sota is given a very similar look. Also, the name of the villain, Heraclio, matches the best known publisher of card decks in Spain, Heraclio Fournier.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Justin: [voiceover] Welcome to the kingdom of Gabilonia, once home to the bravest knights of all - but not anymore. Ever since knights were forced to leave the kingdom and justice officers took their place, we get a new law every day.

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Connections

Featured in Projector: Justin and the Knights of Valour (2013)

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Soundtracks

Minuet in G Major
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach

User Reviews

funny,amusing

I liked the movie.....maybe not so surprising if you are USED to a flying crocodile??? I don't understand the bad reviews i've been reading here....Okay, Shrek en how to train a dragon would be rated a 9 or 10 but this one still is very amusing! The schizophrenic wizard, the flying crocodile...I had a few laughs! Maybe adults shouldn't rate a movie like this...and kids shouldn't be too small to watch it and understand the humor......but i thought it was worth rating and thumbs up for Anthonio!! The vain fake knight caught in his own greedy web! and now i have to fill my comment up till ten lines...i just wanted to put in a good word for this movie and didn't agree at all with the other comments....

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Spain UK Netherlands

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 September 2013 (UK)

Also Known As:

Justin, el caballero valiente

Box Office

Budget:

$24,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$19,799,759

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aliwood Mediterráneo Producciones, Antena 3 Films, Audiovisual Aval SGR

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color