Mune: Guardian of the Moon (2014)

When an evil magma demon and his minions steals the sun of a magical world, the new guardians of both the sun and the moon must embark on a quest to retrieve it and save their world from disaster as the moon faces destruction as well.

Directors:

Alexandre Heboyan, Benoît Philippon

Writers:

Benoît Philippon (original idea), Benoît Philippon (scenario)

Stars:

Omar Sy, Izïa Higelin, Michaël Grégorio

2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Omar Sy	...	Sohone (voice)
Izïa Higelin	...	Glim (voice)
Michaël Grégorio	...	Mune (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shafik Ahmad	...	(voice)
Benoît Allemane	...	Yule (voice)
Shannon Archie	...	Groupie (voice)
Féodor Atkine	...	Leeyoon (voice)
Joshua J. Ballard	...	Mune (voice)
Damien Boisseau	...	Mune's father (voice)
Emmanuel Curtil	...	Zucchini (voice)
Sophie de Fürst	...	(voice)
Trevor Devall	...	Sohone / Zucchini (voice)
Michael Dobson	...	Leeyoon / Xolal / Cousin 1 (voice)
Paul Dobson	...	Yule / Snakes / Villager 1 (voice)
Paolo Domingo	...	Snakes (voice)

Storyline

Mune, a young fawn, is chosen as the new Guardian of the Moon. Together with Glim, a girl made of wax, and Sohone, the new Guardian of the Sun, they must recover the sun from the evil Necross.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild action and rude humor

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French English

Release Date:

14 October 2015 (France)

Also Known As:

Mune: Guardian of the Moon

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Onyx Films, Kinology, ON Animation Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Onward to Weird Hedgehogs (2018)

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Soundtracks

Happy
Written by Pierre Forestier, Guillaume Jaulin, Thomas Le Vexier, Derek Martin, Sylvain Richard
Performed by C2C (as C 2 C) feat. Derek Martin
Courtesy of Casablanca Records/Mercury Records France
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Cartoon Dreams within Cartoons

7.75 of 10. Stylistically and in terms of the quality of animation and imagery, one of the best recent cartoon films. The story is pure fantasy and works as sort of new a fairy tale clearly for children but with various themes that make it enjoyable for everyone in a family and certainly safe enough for kids to enjoy alone.

The deeper messages of the story involve the complexity of the universe and the benefits of working positively with one another as opposed to alone with minions doing your bidding under the threat of your power. The other ongoing message is a softened version of curiosity killing the cat. Curiosity here is both good and can get you into serious trouble, as can over confidence, arrogance, and too much power.

The story and cartoon is all woven together, as is the cartoon within the cartoon. It also makes beautiful use of new voice actors as opposed to relying on stars. It deserves to catch on as an underground classic that the critics and production corporations failed to identify and properly distribute.