Justin and the Knights of Valour

Justin and the Knights of Valour
Spanish theatrical release poster
SpanishJustin y la espada del valor
Directed byManuel Sicilia
Written byMatthew Jacobs
Manuel Sicilia
Story byManuel Sicilia
Produced byMarcelino Almansa
Antonio Banderas
Kerry Fulton
Ralph Kamp
Sergio Pablos
Starring
Narrated byFreddie Highmore
James Cosmo
CinematographyJavier Fernández
Edited byClaudio Hernández
Music byIlan Eshkeri[1]
Production
companies
Aliwood Mediterráneo Producciones
Kandor Graphics
Out of the Box Features
Distributed byEntertainment One Films (United Kingdom)
Sony Pictures Releasing de España (Spain)
ARC Entertainment (United States)
Release dates
  • 13 September 2013 (2013-09-13) (United Kingdom)
  • 20 September 2013 (2013-09-20) (Spain)
Running time
96 minutes[2]
CountriesSpain
United Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million
Box office$19 million[3]

Justin and the Knights of Valour (Spanish: Justin y la espada del valor) is a 2013 animated fantasy[2] film whose working title was Goleor: The Scales and the Sword. It tells the story of a boy named Justin, who wants to become a knight like his grandfather Sir Roland. The film was produced, created, developed, and animated by Kandor Graphics, the second of their two animated films (the first was the 2008 film, The Missing Lynx). It was produced by Antonio Banderas, Marcelino Almansa, Kerry Fulton, and Ralph Kamp, and written by Matthew Jacobs and Manuel Sicilia with music by Ilan Eshkeri.[1] It was edited by Claudio Hernández and directed by Manuel Sicilia. Sony Pictures Entertainment distributed it in Spain, and Entertainment One in the United Kingdom.

The film premiered on 13 September 2013.[2] It received negative reviews, criticizing the writing, characters, and pacing, though the voice acting and music received praise. It flopped at the box office, only grossing $19 million off a $30 million budget. Rotten Tomatoes reported a 13% approval rating for the film with an average rating of 3.93/10 based on 15 reviews.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Ilan Eshkeri to Score 'Justin and the Knights of Valour'". Film Music Reporter. 1 March 2012. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "JUSTIN AND THE KNIGHTS OF VALOUR (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Justin and the Knights of Valour". Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference RTValour was invoked but never defined (see the help page).