''Laura's Star'' (german: Lauras Stern) is a 2004 German animated feature film produced and directed by . It is based on the children's book ''

Lauras Stern ''Lauras Stern'' (''Laura's Star'') is a German children's book series by Klaus Baumgart. It was first published in October 1996. The story is about the five year old Laura who finds an injured star. After patching it up they go on a lot of adven ...

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. It was released by the German distribution unit of

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and is one of the final known theatrical films officially released through the

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label (WBFE's final film overall was 2007's '' Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale'', which was

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Plot

Laura is a seven-year-old country girl who just moved with her family to a big city. On her first night in her new neighborhood, she sees a shooting star falling to Earth. Laura finds the star in a park and discovers that it is a living being. The star has severed one of its points during its crash landing. Laura takes the star back home in order to reattach its point with a Band-Aid. Laura and her younger brother Tommy discover the little star has superpowers and can do amazing things, such as making people fly and bringing inanimate objects to life. However, over time, both notice that the longer the star stays on Earth, the weaker it becomes; its color gradually fades and its powers fail. The siblings and their next-door neighbor Max eventually find a way to send the little star back into outer space.

Cast

* Céline Vogt as Laura * Sandro Iannotta as Tommy * Maximilian Artajo as Max * Brit Gülland as Mama * Heinrich Schafmeister as Papa * Mirco Nontschew as Mechanical Cat / Bear * Martin Reinl as Mini Rabbit *

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as Sun *

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as Moon * Mogens von Gadow as Caretaker * Hildegard Krekel as Cleaning Woman * Adrian Wilms as Harry * Carolin Von der Gröben as Harrys Bande * Adrian Killian as Harry's Gang Member * Tobias Klausmann as Harry's Gang Member

Music

The film features the songs "Stay" and "Touch the Sky" by the German band Wonderwall and a film score by

Hans Zimmer Hans Florian Zimmer (; born 12 September 1957) is a German film score composer and music producer. He has won two Academy Awards, Oscars and four Grammy Awards, Grammys, and has been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards, Emmys and a Tony Awar ...

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, and

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Release

The production was one of the most popular German animated films of 2004, and it has become the most successful animated film in all German film history. Warner Bros. also produced an English version of the movie, which was released in the United Kingdom and the United States the same year.

Accolades

* Outstanding Children or Youth Film,

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, 2005 * Adult Jury Prize – Animated Feature Film or Video,

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, 2005

Sequels

In September 2009, Warner Bros. released a sequel, '' Lauras Stern und der geheimnisvolle Drache Nian'', (Laura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon Nian), and in October 2011, another sequel, titled '' Lauras Stern und die Traummonster'' (Laura's Star and the Dream Monsters).

References

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* * * * * * {{Warner Bros. theatrical animated features 2004 films 2000s German animated films 2004 animated films Animated films based on children's books Films scored by Nick Glennie-Smith Films scored by Hans Zimmer Animated films about extraterrestrial life German animated feature films German children's films German independent films Fiction about stars Fiction about superhuman features or abilities Warner Bros. animated films Warner Bros. films 2000s American films 2000s German films