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The Flight Before Christmas (2008)

The Flight Before Christmas (, aka Niko & The Way to the Stars) is a 2008 computer animated Christmas film directed by Michael Hegner and Kari Juusonen. It revolves around a young reindeer who must overcome his fear of flying by heading to Santa Claus' fell to save him and his fleet of flying reindeer from a pack of wolves. The film was a Finnish production with co-producers in Denmark, Germany and Ireland. It was produced by Anima Vitae, Animaker Oy, A. Film A/S, Ulysses Films, and Magma Films. The animation was produced in Finland, Germany and Denmark, with post-production carried out in Ireland. A 45-minute television edit in American English, was produced in the United States for CBS under the title The Flight Before Christmas. A sequel, Little Brother, Big Trouble: A Christmas Adventure was released in October 2012 in Finland.

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Cast:

Director: Michael Hegner
Kari Juusonen
Distributor: Telepool (Munich)
The Weinstein Company (US)
Release date: November 1, 2008
Running time: 80 minutes
45 minutes (TV Version)
Budget: €6,100,000
Gross: $21,822,495

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