''The Happets in the Kingdom of the Sun'' ( es, La tropa de trapo en el país donde siempre brilla el sol, ; also shortened to ''La tròpa de trapo'') is a 2010 Spanish animated film directed and produced by Àlex Colls from a script by

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, loosely based on a Catalan children's preschool show of the same name that aired on the Catalan

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. It was released on 29 October 2010 in Spain, and won Best Animated Film at the 3rd Gaudí Awards.

Premise

Mumu, a little cow, abandons her non-glam friends to become a star with very cool sheep, however, she soon comes to rue her decision.

Release

The film had its

world premiere A première, also spelled premiere, is the debut (first public presentation) of a play, film, dance, or musical composition. A work will often have many premières: a world première (the first time it is shown anywhere in the world), its f ...

at the 5th Madrid de Cine-Spanish Film Screenings in Madrid on 22 June 2010. It was released theatrically in Spain on 29 October 2010 by Alta Films.

Accolades

*Won Best Animated Film at the

Gaudí Awards The Gaudí Awards ( ca, Premis Gaudí) are the main film awards of Catalonia, celebrated annually in Barcelona. The awards were established in 2009 by the Catalan Film Academy as a continuation and expansion of the Barcelona Cinema Awards (''Premi ...

. *Nominated for the

Goya Award for Best Animated Film The Goya Award for Best Animated Film (Spanish: ''Premio Goya a la mejor película animada'') is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. The category was first presented at the fourth edition of the Goya Awards with the fi ...

at the

25th Goya Awards The 25th Goya Awards were given on 13 February 2011 to honour the best in Spanish films of 2010. ''Black Bread'' (''Pa negre'') by Agustí Villaronga won nine awards, including Best Film and Best Director. Nominees Major awards Other award ...

.La tropa de trapo en el país donde siempre brilla el sol
at the

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– ''PremiosGoya.com''. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

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* 2010 films 2010 3D films 2010 animated films Spanish animated feature films 2010s Spanish-language films {{2010s-Spain-film-stub

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