The Happets in the Kingdom of the Sun | |
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Director: | Àlex Colls |
Producer: | Àlex Colls |
Editing: | Guillermo Represa[1] |
Music: | Zeltia Montes |
Studio: | Anera Films Continental Animacion Abano Producions[2] |
Distributor: | Alta Classics Phase 4 Films (United States and Canada) |
Runtime: | 76 minutes[3] |
Country: | Spain |
Language: | Spanish |
The Happets in the Kingdom of the Sun (Spanish; Castilian: '''La tropa de trapo en el país donde siempre brilla el sol''', ; also shortened to La tròpa de trapo) is a 2010 Spanish animated film directed and produced by Àlex Colls from a script by Lola Beccaria,[2] [3] loosely based on a Catalan children's preschool show of the same name that aired on the Catalan TV3.[4] It was released on 29 October 2010 in Spain, and won Best Animated Film at the 3rd Gaudí Awards.
Mumu, a little cow, abandons her non-glam friends to become a star with very cool sheep, however, she soon comes to rue her decision.[2]
The film had its world premiere at the 5th Madrid de Cine-Spanish Film Screenings in Madrid on 22 June 2010.[5] It was released theatrically in Spain on 29 October 2010 by Alta Films.[2]