Nina and the Hedgehog's Secret

Oct 11, 2023

1h 22m

★ 7.2

Overview

The world of 10-year old Nina has been in turmoil since her father lost his job. Despite weeks of strike, his factory closed down. The manager had tampered with the accounts and precipitated its collapse. But rumour has it that a nest-egg remains hidden somewhere in the factory. Nina and her friend Mehdi spring into action to help Nina’s dad out. This tale of our times, which is also a coming-of-age story, stages the interaction between the concerns of children and those of adults.

Genres

Animation

Family

Production Companies

Parmi les lucioles films

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma

Cocottesminute Productions

KMBO

Doghouse Films

Film Fund Luxembourg

Nina and the Hedgehog's Secret Trailers

Cast

Camille (voice)

Audrey Tautou

Vincent (voice)

Guillaume Canet

Nina (voice)

Loan Longchamp

Mehdi (voice)

Keanu Peyran

Le hérisson (voice)

Guillaume Bats

Lupin (voice)

Patrick Ridremont

Sami (voice)

Saabo Balde

Gustavo (voice)

Hugues Boucher

Madame Kovacs (voice)

Julie Carli

Nina, petite (voice)

Eve Lorrain

Mehdi, petit (voice)

Noé Chabbat

Nadia (voice)

Nada El Belkasmi

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