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

Referenced in Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell: Krampus Nacht (2015)

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Soundtracks

King Fu
Written by Tim Wheeler
Published by Universal/Island Music Ltd.
Performed by Ash
Licensed courtesy of Ash c/o Atomic Heart Recordings

User Reviews

Justin and the Knights of Valour Review

Even worse than I expected. Justin and the Knights of Valour is completely unfunny despite it's promising cast, and it's depressing that Mark Strong (Frank D'Amico) is the villain. The story is weak predictable and obviously stolen from How To Train Your Dragon, it has every kids movie cliché you can possibly imagine. Even children who looked about 7 were running around the theater bored out of their minds. And the animation was terrible, better than anything I could do obviously, but still terrible. When I looked at the background, it reminded me of when your watching a play and they have a painted canvas which makes you watch what's going on in the foreground instead. Another annoying thing is that the soundtrack made it feel like a cheesy 80's movie, and not in a good way like Shrek. Finally every joke was juvenile and slapstick, which works for about 5 minutes not 100. I have proof that not even children will enjoy this by the kids running down the aisles next to us and speaking over the movie.

I do not recommend Justin and the Knights of Valour to anyone, thank god the tickets were completely free.

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