Mune: Guardian of the Moon (2015)

February 5, 2015 (FR) • Animation, Family, Adventure, Fantasy • 86m

Overview

When a faun named Mune becomes the Guardian of the Moon, little did he had unprepared experience with the Moon and an accident that could put both the Moon and the Sun in danger, including a corrupt titan named Necross who wants the Sun for himself and placing the balance of night and day in great peril. Now with the help of a wax-child named Glim and the warrior, Sohone who also became the Sun Guardian, they go out on an exciting journey to get the Sun back and restore the Moon to their rightful place in the sky.

Directors

Alexandre Heboyan, Benoît Philippon

Writer

Benoît Philippon

Top Billed

Michaël Grégorio

Keywords

moon guardian 3d animation

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Top Billed Cast

Michaël Grégorio

Mune (voice)

Omar Sy

Sohone (voice)

Izïa Higelin

Glim (voice)

Féodor Atkine

Leeyoon (voice)

Éric Herson-Macarel

Necross (voice)

Michel Mella

Mox (voice)

Fabrice Josso

Spleen (voice)

Patrick Poivey

Phospho (voice)

Jean-Claude Donda

Xolal (voice)

Benoît Allemane

Yule (voice)

Patrick Préjean

Glim's Father (voice)

Damien Boisseau

Mune's Father (voice)

Patrice Dozier

Krrrack (voice)

Emmanuel Curtil

Zucchini (voice)

Paolo Domingo

The Snakes (voice)

Alexandre Heboyan

The Spiders (voice)

Crew

Alexandre Heboyan

Director

Benoît Philippon

Director

Benoît Philippon

Screenplay

Matthieu Delaporte

Producer

Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela

Producer

Brice Garnier

Producer

Jean-Bernard Marinot

Producer

Grégoire Melin

Producer

Cédric Pilot

Producer

Dimitri Rassam

Producer

Aton Soumache

Producer

Alexis Vonarb

Producer

Bruno Coulais

Original Music Composer

Jérôme Fansten

Adaptation

Jérôme Fansten

Dialogue

Benoît Philippon

Adaptation

Benoît Philippon

Dialogue

Benoît Philippon

Idea

Frédéric Côté

Lead Animator

Sebastien Bruneau

Animation Director

Yannick Honore

Lead Animator

Ryan Yee

Lead Animator

Philippe Zerounian

Lead Animator

Gabriel Bégin

Animation

Marc-Andre Benoit

Animation

Aditi Bhandari

Animation

Brendan Body

Animation

François Bonneville

Animation

Matteo Ceccotti

Animation

Donald Chan

Animation

Jacques Daigle

Animation

Claire Deberle

Animation

Susan Dehdari

Animation

Jean-Renaud Gauthier

Animation

Jean-Francois Gignac

Animation

Gabriel Giroux-Veilleux

Animation

Julia Goehle

Animation

Daniel Harris

Animation

David Herfindahl

Animation

Jeffrey Kim

Animation

Lang-Willar Chloe

Animation

Dominic Marcotte

Animation

Satjit Matharu

Animation

Martin Mousseau

Animation

Guido Muzzarelli

Animation

Nicolas Pinet

Animation

Chloé Proulx

Animation

David Roux

Animation

Christine Sevigny

Animation

Brad Share

Animation

Tammy Smith

Animation

Roy Stein

Animation

Neïla Terrien

Animation

Kien Tran

Animation

Mitchell Yager

Animation

Izabela Bzymek

Animation

Emily Döhler-Knox

Animation

Grant Harris

Animation

Callum LaPrairie

Animation

Nadine Lavoie

Animation

Boris Maras

Animation

Andrew Perez

Animation

Jun Ren

Animation

Dimos Vrysellas

Animation

David Wesch

Animation

Nuno Alves Rodrigues

Animation

Oussama Bouacheria

Animation

Julien Chheng

Animation

Ulysse Malassagne

Animation

Reviews

Reno

⭐ 8/10

December 4, 2016

**Two worlds within a world, fighting the darkness.**

France is only next to the Hollywood when it comes to the 3D animation. Not sufficient films were made in this format, but still the quality and creativity are laudable. When I saw one of this film's poster, not just for me, but anybody would think of the Na'vi from 'Avatar'. That's a misconception, only until you watch this film. Because it was totally different and awesome. Directed by two not very well known filmmakers, but their firsthand experience prior to this might have helped them for this project.

Like in any animation films, this tale takes place in a fictional world. The story of legends of the guardians of the sun and moon. Both of those heavenly bodies were created and guarded by ancestors for generations of the two races to keep the planet in peace and harmony. A youngster named Mune, from the night world was accidentally chosen as the keeper of the moon during the ceremony to hand over the guardianship. While it was a successful in power transfer on the day world to another youngster, Sohone.

The two youngsters eager to dedicate their lives to keep the order of the ancient practice. On his first day of duty, Mune messes up everything, followed by Necross, from the darkness who hidden underground for the centuries tries to bring chaos. Now, a girl who lives on the border of the day and the night joins those two to a quest to retrieve what is lost. Facing a tough challenge by an evil opponent, these three has to do impossibles. Meanwhile, it is an opportunity for them to prove themselves to their capabilities.

The creativity was brilliant. Those characters, settings, story and its developments, so genuinely done. Not just Disney or Pixar, totally Hollywood got a close competition here. Quality films like this, 'The Little Prince' and 'Asterix', can help to grow French animation industry faster and to the standards. Especially this film was short and sweet. Despite a beautiful imaginary world, the storyline was pretty much clichéd, like the same old formula applied to a bunch of new characters.

> "What? You think adventure is to fly a unicorn! And to go with the elves? Bad news! We do not live in a fairy tale."

I mean like any fantasy film, there's always something bad happens in the opening and the remaining is trying to resolve it, which are mostly a lifetime journey for them. We know that as an outline, but not in the pictures, so that's why we watch it. There's also nothing wrong in that, but how smartly the film narrates its story remain pivotal to calculate its success and according to me it fared so well. I hope you would think it that way as well after watching it.

Very much a kids film, but I don't see a reason why grown ups should avoid it. In fact, this kind of stories are created by the adults with their imagination and that is not easily done work. You can compare it to our real world. Like how different races can live together peacefully. Besides, between two worlds, there's also a thin world exist that separates these two worlds, as well as unifies. As much you enjoy watching it, you will admire what they are doing and for why. Such an inspiration, particularly for the children.

The parts of the film were comparable with other popular animations around the world, but not entirely, only the small portions. Maybe because of creative common, but I think the writers had done an incredible job with the screenplay, especially when there's no original source like perhaps a book. I watched it a little late, but the point is I did not miss it. I laid my eyes on it a very long ago, but could not get the right time till now.

It's a great relief, moreover, I loved it. Well composed music, the background score was perfectly matched with the visuals which so colourful and attractive. The film also won a couple of international awards. I hope they make a sequel for this. Usual that does not happen in French animation, also the box office result is not in its favour. I think it is slightly an under-appreciated, but definitely an under-recognised film. So it needs your support, if you're an animation fan, you should try it. It was just like another Hollywood film, but was in the French Language. I say go for it!

_8/10_

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Budget

$17,000,000

Revenue

$15,730,665

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Mune: Guardian of the Moon (2015)

Alexandre Heboyan, Benoît Philippon

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Reviews

Reno

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