Release: 2024-04-11
Runtime: 1h 39m (99 minutes)
Set in Han Imperial China, the plot follows the adventures of enslaved girl Ping with ancient dragon Long Danzi. Dragons had been banished from the kingdom. Ping, an orphan, finds one of the last remaining dragon eggs. Palace guards force Ping to run away in order to return the dragon egg to the ocean and save all dragons from extinction. Ping discovers that she is a true Dragonkeeper.
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Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Action, Family
Cast: Yang Enyou, Jonathan D. Mellor, Mario Gas, more
Yang Enyou
as Ping (voice)
Jonathan D. Mellor
as Hua hua (voice)
Mario Gas
as Danzi (voice)
César Díaz Capilla
as Master Lan (voice)
José Gómez Adán
as Kwan (voice)
Miquel Rodríguez Ros
as Príncipe (voice)
Álvaro Navarro
as Cara de rata / Walla #2 (voice)
Lucía Pérez
as Ping (voice)
Isabel Gaudí
as Lao Ma (voice)
Carlos de Luna
as Wang Chao (voice)
Fernando Castro
as Diao (voice)
Manuel de Andrés
as Danzi (sonidos) (voice)
Set in Han Imperial China, the plot follows the adventures of enslaved girl Ping with ancient dragon Long Danzi. Dragons had been banished from the kingdom. Ping, an orphan, finds one of the last remaining dragon eggs. Palace guards force Ping to run away in order to return the dragon egg to the ocean and save all dragons from extinction. Ping discovers that she is a true Dragonkeeper.
Everybody just saw a girl.
Dragonkeeper, an animated film set for release in 2024, is a captivating Spanish-Chinese fantasy adventure directed by Salvador Simó and Li Jianping. The screenplay is based on the novel of the same name by Carole Wilkinson, who also contributed to the script alongside Pablo Castrillo, Ignacio Ferreras, and Rosanna Checcini.
The film's story takes place during the Han Dynasty in China. It centers on a young girl named Ping, who is enslaved. Throughout her journey, she encounters Long Danzi, an ancient dragon. As dragons are no longer trusted and have been banished from the kingdom, Ping's discovery of one of the last dragon eggs sets off a quest that will change her fate. Alongside her rat friend Hua and Long Danzi, Ping must return the dragon egg to the ocean and save the remaining dragons from extinction.
The voice cast for the English version features notable talents such as:
This film is an adaptation of the first book in a six-part series by Carole Wilkinson, which was first announced in 2017 as a collaboration between Spain's Dragoia Media and China's China Film Group, along with several other production companies. The budget for the project is reported to be around €24 million.
The animation for Dragonkeeper was initiated by Ilion Animation Studios, but after being acquired by Skydance Animation, production was completed by a new studio called Guardián de Dragones. Additional assistance came from Sergio Pablos’s SPA Studios located in Madrid.
The film is set to debut at the 27th Málaga Film Festival on 1 March 2024 and will be released theatrically in Spain on 19 April 2024. It is expected to be shown in approximately 300 theaters across Spain. The film will also be released in the UK and Ireland on 27 September 2024, and in Australia and New Zealand on 16 January 2025. In North America, Viva Kids has acquired the distribution rights, with Hulu securing streaming rights for the film after its theater run.
For more information about the film, you can visit the official website.
