Drachenreiter: German-Belgian animated film adaptation of the fantasy novel of the same name by Cornelia Funke.
Film plot and background
German-Belgian animated film adaptation of the fantasy novel of the same name by Cornelia Funke.
In search of a new place of refuge, the young and inexperienced silver dragon Lung embarks on a journey to the mythical “hem of heaven” together with goblin girl Schwefelfell and orphan boy Ben. This legendary place is said to be in the Himalayas, but hardly anyone is really sure of its existence.
In addition to the humans who unwittingly restrict the dragons’ habitat, they are threatened by a new danger: nettle fire. This creature was once created by an alchemist with the sole purpose of hunting dragons. But the silver dragons kept finding new hiding places and Nettlebrand ran out of prey. Impatiently, he works to track down the dragons’ whereabouts.
Thanks to a spy, Nesselbrand manages to pick up the scent of Lung and his friends. Will he finally reach his goal or do Lung, Ben and Schwefelfell still have an ace up their sleeve?
“Dragon Rider” – Background and theatrical release
The animated film “Drachenreiter” by director Tomer Eshed is based on the fantasy novel of the same name by Cornelia Funke, which was first published in 1997. Seven years later, her work was also published in the USA, securing first place on the New York Times bestseller list in 2004. The screenplay adaptation was done by Johnny Smith (“Gnomeo and Juliet”, “Royal Corgi”).
The German-Belgian animation project will be released in German cinemas on 15 October 2020. Dragon Rider” will also be released internationally by Timeless Films, which has managed to win Hollywood stars such as Felicity Jones (“Inferno”) and Patrick Steward (“X-Men”) for the English dubbing. In the German dubbed version we hear YouTuber Julien Bam, Mike Singer (runner-up in “The Masked Singer” 2020), Dagi Bee, actor and comedian Rick Kavanian (“Bullyparade – Der Film”), Axel Stein and Kaya Yanar.
