Mission Kathmandu: The Adventures of Nelly & Simon

Oct 5, 2017

1h 24m

★ 5.6

Overview

Quebec, 1956. The impulsive and headstrong Nelly Maloye, a novice private eye, joins the methodical and pragmatic Simon Picard, a research scientist in a dubious quest to prove the existence of the elusive Yeti. The brave-hearted heroes come face-to-face with countless dangers during their trek through the heart of the Himalayas.

Genres

Animation

Family

Adventure

Production Companies

Productions 10th Ave

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Cast

Nelly Maloye (voice)

Sylvie Moreau

Tensing Gumbu (voice)

Rachid Badouri

Simon Picard (voice)

Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge

Annulu Gombu / Gardien de l'université / Capitaine / Le btitannique (voice)

Martin Boily

Shirisha Gombu (voice)

Lise Castonguay

Édouard Martineau (voice)

Stéphane Crête

Taylor (voice)

Edgar Fruitier

Mme Martineau (voice)

Sophie Faucher

Jasmin the Bird (voice)

Alexandrine Warren

Yetis (voice)

François Trudel

Yetis (voice)

Patrick Ouellet

Journaliste 1 (voice)

Sébastien Benoit

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