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Riverdance: The Animated Adventure

Riverdance: The Animated Adventure

20216.01h 26m

Overview

A young Irish boy named Keegan and Spanish girl named Moya journey into a magical world of the Megaloceros Giganteus who teach them to appreciate Riverdance as a celebration of life. Based on the stage show phenomenon of the same name and featuring Bill Whelan’s multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning music.

Directed by Eamonn Butler
Written by Dave Rosenbaum, Tyler Werrin
Produced by Moya Doherty, John Kambites, Joel MacDonald
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Top Cast

Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan

Grandad / Patrick (voice)

Sam Hardy

Sam Hardy

Keegan (voice)

H

Hannah Herman Cortes

Moya (voice)

Lilly Singh

Lilly Singh

Penny (voice)

Jermaine Fowler

Jermaine Fowler

Benny (voice)

John Kavanagh

John Kavanagh

Gatekeeper (voice)

Pauline McLynn

Pauline McLynn

Grandma (voice)

Aisling Bea

Aisling Bea

Margot (voice)

Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

Huntsman (voice)

D

Danny McColgan

(voice)

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Themes & Keywords

dancegrandparent grandchild relationshiprivervillagestage showdeergriefirelandst. patrick's daytalking animal

About Riverdance: The Animated Adventure

Riverdance: The Animated Adventure is a animation, fantasy, music, adventure, comedy, family film released in 2021 exploring themes of dance, grandparent grandchild relationship, river, village, stage show, deer. Directed by Eamonn Butler, it stars Pierce Brosnan, Sam Hardy, Hannah Herman Cortes. A young Irish boy named Keegan and Spanish girl named Moya journey into a magical world of the Megaloceros Giganteus who teach them to appreciate Riverdance as a celebration of life. Based on the stage show phenomenon of the same name and featuring Bill Whelan’s multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning music.

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