Moonbound
Moonbound (German: Peterchens Mondfahrt) is a 2021 computer-animated fantasy adventure film  directed by Ali Samadi Ahadi with story by Ahadi and Arne Nolting and based on the 1915 children's book Little Peter's Journey to the Moon by Gerdt von Bassewitz. Plot 
When Peter sets out on a magical journey to rescue his little sister Anne, he needs to travel to mysterious territory: the Moon! Anne was kidnapped by the evil Moon Man when she tried to help the beetle Mr. Zoomzeman in search for his wife. On his fantastic adventure, Peter lands on the Star Meadow where he meets the sleepy Mr. Sandman. He knows, only at the Night Fairy’s dinner in the castle in the clouds, they can find out where Anne is – but there aren’t enough seats for everyone. So they join the wild race along the Milky Way against the five Spirits of Nature: Storm Giant, Lightning Witch, Henry Hail, Rainy Robin and Mother Frost…

Cast
Aleks Le as Peter
Howard Nightingall as Mr. Zoomzeman/Rainy Robin
Lilian Gartner as Anne/Shooting Star
Raphael von Bargen as Sandman/Mr. Ladybug (credited as Raphael van Bargen)
Drew Sarich as Moonman/Milkyway Man/Herschel
Cindy Robinson as Nightfairy
Melissa Mabie as Lightning Witch (credited as Mellisa Mabei)
Michael Smulik as Storm Giant
Elisabeth Kanettis as Mother/Shooting Star
Barbara Spitz as Mrs. Zoomzeman
Jim Libby as Bully
Dennis Kozeluh as Henry Hail
Jacob Banigan as Keppler
Magarethe Tiesl as Mother Frost
Bastian Wilplinger as Bouncer 1
Martin Repka as Bouncer 2
Alix Martin as Mrs. Ladybug

Production 
The film is a German-Austrian co-production and is produced by Brave New Work in Cologne, Coop99 Filmproduktion in Vienna and Little Dream Entertainment in Hamburg. The animation was a split between Cologne-based Red Parrot Studios and D-Facto Motion in Cologne, Fish Blowing Bubbles in Munich, K-Effects in Vienna, ACHT.STUDIO in Frankfurt and Sophie Animation in Dalian. While the soundtrack was recorded by the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. Reception 
The film received negative reviews, with 17% score on Rotten Tomatoes according to 6 reviews. See also

 Peter in Magicland

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2021 computer-animated films
2021 films
2020s English-language films
Animated films about bears
Animated films about insects
Animated films about siblings
Animated films based on children's books
Austrian adventure films
Austrian animated films
Austrian comedy films
Austrian fantasy films
Films set on the moon
German adventure comedy films
German animated fantasy films
German fantasy comedy films
German animated comedy films