Yuku and the Flower of the Himalayas
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| Directed by | Arnaud Demuynck Rémi Durin |
| Written by | Arnaud Demuynck |
| Produced by | Nicolas Burlet Mathieu Courtois Arnaud Demuynck Jean-François Le Corre Patrick Quinet |
| Starring | Lily Demuynck Deydier Agnès Jaoui Arno Tom Novembre Igor Van Dessel Carine Seront Thierry De Coster Maia Baran Martin Spinhayer |
| Music by | Alexandre Brouillard David Rémy Yan Volsy |
Production companies | Vivement Lundi! Les Films du Nord Artémis Productions La Boîte... Productions Nadasdy Film |
| Distributed by | Le Parc Distribution (Belgium) Gebeka Films (France) Outside the Box (Swizterland) |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Countries | Belgium France Swizterland |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $460,311[1] |
Yuku and the Flower of the Himalayas (French: Yuku et la fleur de l'Himalaya) is a 2022 animated adventure film directed by Arnaud Demuynck and Rémi Durin, in their feature directorial debut. It is a Belgian, French, and Swiss co-production, and follows Yuku, a mouse, who embarks on a quest to find the Himalayan flower.
The film premiered at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on 16 June 2022, and was released in France and Belgium on 19 October 2022.
Plot
Cast
- Lily Demuynck Deydier as Yuku, a musical mouse
- Agnès Jaoui as La Renarde
- Arno as Rat
- Tom Novembre as Le Loup
- Igor Van Dessel as L'Ecureuil
- Carine Seront as Mamy
- Thierry De Coster as Cat
- Maia Baran as Maman Souris
- Martin Spinhayer as Le Corbeau
Release
Yuku and the Flower of the Himalayas premiered at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on 16 June 2022.[2] The film was released in France & Belgium on 19 October 2022[3][4] by Gebeka Films and Le Parc Distribution,[5] and in Swizterland on 30 November[6] by Outside the Box.[5]
Reception
Ezequiel Boetti of Otros Cines stated in her review "Its innocence and simplicity are perfectly in tune with the spirit of a film with sober and effective strokes at the service of cheerful and colorful drawings.[7]
References
- ^ "Yuku and the Flower of the Himalayas". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "Home > Archives > 2022 > Programme". Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ La-Croix.com (2022-10-19). "Magistral, mélancolique, raffiné… Les sorties cinéma du 19 octobre". La Croix (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ^ "Yuku et la fleur de l'Himalaya, un conte musical pour enfants sur une souris téméraire avec les voix d'Arno, Alice on the Roof et bien d'autres - RTBF Actus". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ^ a b Vourlias, Christopher (11 September 2022). "Family Animation 'Yuku and the Himalayan Flower' Sells Wide for New Europe (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "Yuku et la fleur de l'Himalaya". swissfilms (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ^ Boetti, Ezequiel (11 July 2024). Crítica de "Yuku y la flor del Himalaya", película de animación de Arnaud Demuynck y Rémi Durin (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-23 – via www.otroscines.com.