Mia and the Migou
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| Directed by | Jacques-Rémy Girerd |
| Produced by | Eric Beckman David Jesteadt |
| Written by | Jacques-Rémy Girerd |
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John DiMaggio Matthew Modine Vincent Angello Wallace Shawn Whoopi Goldberg James Woods Amanda Misquez |
| Music by | Serge Besset |
| Edited by | Hervé Guichard |
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| Distributed by | GKIDS |
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91 minutes |
| Country | France Italy |
| Language | French Italian English |
| Box office | $17.000 |
Mia and the Migoo (French: Mia et le Migou, Italian: Mià e il Migù) is a 2008 French-Italian animated film produced by Folimage and directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd. The film is about a young girl's search for her father in a tropical paradise, threatened by the construction of a gigantic hotel resort. The English version stars the voices of Whoopi Goldberg, Matthew Modine, Wallace Shawn, James Woods, John DiMaggio, and Amanda Misquez. The film won the European Film Award for Best Animated Feature at the 22nd European Film Awards. The English version a limited released in the United States on 27 March 2011 and opened to generally mixed critical reviews.
At a remote construction site in Latin America, an American developer named Jekhide attempts to build a resort, however the site is attacked by a mysterious force, causing several workers to get trapped underground. One of the worker's daughters Mia has a premonition. So after saying a few words of parting at her mother's grave, she sets out on a journey across mountains and jungles to search for her father. She goes to a witch who shows her the way and along the way she meets and befriends a tribe of giant ape-like creatures called the Migoos.
This film opened in France on December 10, 2008. It later premiered at the New York International Children's Film Festival on February 27, 2009 and the U.S. premiere was held in New York City on March 25, 2011.
The film was released on DVD by Entertainment One in North America on August 7, 2012.
The English-language version of the film had a limited release on April 22, 2011, only earning $16,975.
While the French release was received favorably, the U.S. version received generally mixed reviews, with criticism focused on the film's crude humor and dark elements, while some praise was focused on the animation. This film has a 38% rating on the film critics aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, based on 16 reviews, with an average rating of 5.1/10.
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