Niko and the Way to the Stars 2008

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Title: Niko and the Way to the Stars (Finnish: Niko – lentäjän poika, lit. 'Niko – A flyer's son').
Year: 2008.
Release Date (US): 09/22/2008.
Genres: Animation, Family, Adventure, Drama, and Fantasy.
Runtime: 1h 20m.
Directors: Michael Hegner and Kari Juusonen.
Plot: A young reindeer named Niko dreams about flying like his father, whom he has never met. Despite constant teasing from others, he sneaks out of his home valley to take flying lessons from Julius, a flying squirrel.
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