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A Stork's Journey (2017)
Orphaned at birth and raised by storks, teenage sparrow Richard believes he is one of them. But when time comes to migrate to Africa, his stork family is forced to reveal his true identity and leave him behind in the forest, since he is not a migratory bird and would not survive the journey. Determined to prove he is a stork after all, Richard ventures south on his own. But only with the help of Olga, an eccentric owl with an imaginary friend and Kiki, a narcissistic, disco-singing parakeet, does he stand a chance to reach his goal and learn to accept who he really is.
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Orphaned at birth and raised by storks, teenage sparrow Richard believes he is one of them. But when time comes to migrate to Africa, his stork family is forced to reveal his true identity and leave him behind in the forest, since he is not a migratory bird and would not survive the journey. Determined to prove he is a stork after all, Richard ventures south on his own. But only with the help of Olga, an eccentric owl with an imaginary friend and Kiki, a narcissistic, disco-singing parakeet, does he stand a chance to reach his goal and learn to accept who he really is.
Rating:PG
Genre:Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
Written By:Reza Memari
In Theaters:6/30/2017
Box Office:$14,400,000
Runtime:85 minutes
Studio:Walking The Dog, Den Siste Skilling, Knudsen & Streuber Medienmanufaktur, Ulysses Filmproduktion, Melusine Productions
Cast
Toby Genkel
Director
Christian Gaul
Kiki (voice)
Tilman Döbler
Richard (voice)
Nicolette Krebitz
Olga (voice)
Maud Ackermann
Aurora (voice)
Schroeder Kacmar
Baby Richard (voice)
Marco Eßer
Max (voice)
Marc Thompson
Kiki (voice)
Marcus Off
Claudius (voice)
Nico Birnbaum
Möwe Roberto (voice)
Kristine Knudsen
Additional voices
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