Saturday, March 6, 2021

Nahuel and the Magic Book (2020) NYICFF 2021


 Nahauel is a young boy living with his father in a coastal ton in Chile. His father is a fisherman, however Nahauel is afraid of the sea and will not go on the boat to help him. When the boy finds a magic book he uses one of the spells to give him courage. However a dark wizard who wants the book knows the boy has the book and he kidnaps his father so that he can trade him for the book. Hooking up with a young shaman and a wolf who was once human Nahauel sets off to rescue his father.

Sadly this film didn't work for me. Despite having some incredible sequences, beautiful animation and some great character design, the pacing doesn't work. Say what you will the film never seems to generate any real sustained suspense or feeling of danger. While never  bad I never felt compelled to watch every minute.

Your mileage may vary.

6 comments:

  1. Um actually, there's someone edited on Wikipedia to scam everyone and let's be real here, there's no distribution nor release date yet according to the main account Nahuel_la_pelicula and the production company, Carburadores Instagram and Facebook.

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    1. I removed the release information line from the review.

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  2. I tried to find this movie to watch online but I found nothing. Where can I find it to watch it?

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    1. Through the weekend at https://nyicff.org/festival/

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  3. Where can I find this movie to watch it? I tried everything to find it to watch it online but I found nothing.

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    1. Through the weekend at https://nyicff.org/festival/

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