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Tout en haut du monde (2015)
A movie with simple animation and story that masterfully manages to benefit from it
Quite a simple, but nonetheless charming and beautiful story from the world of underrated French animation. It is about a girl from a noble family of St. Petersburg, whose grandfather disappeared after an expedition to the North Pole. The grandfather has done a lot of useful and important things for Russian science, but the expedition was considered a failure, because an expensive and important ship, recognized as unsinkable, has disappeared. This was reflected in the family as a stain of shame, which Sasha, the granddaughter of the missing researcher, intends to wash away.
Many note the beautiful visuals and well-transmitted atmosphere of St. Petersburg, and it is impossible not to agree, the city and northern nature are beautiful, but it's still funny to see small flaws like a sign with the inscription in Russian, which literally translates to "Font Type".
As for the protagonist, Sasha is from a noble family, which is why it was very interesting to watch how she changes, learns to work and diligently wins the respect of an entire crew of experienced sailors.
In general, this is a very good, sweet, kind and touching work, which does not try to teach something high and complex and flows well with its story and simple animation.