Laura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon Nian

Laura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon Nian (German: Lauras Stern und der geheimnisvolle Drache Nian) is a 2009 German animated film directed by Thilo Graf Rothkirch and Piet De Rycker.^[5] It is a sequel to the 2004 film Laura's Star, based on the book series by Klaus Baumgart.

Laura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon Nian
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Thilo Graf Rothkirch Piet De Rycker
Written by	Thilo Graf Rothkirch Piet De Rycker Rolf Giesen
Based on	Lauras Stern by Klaus Baumgart
Produced by	Thilo Graf Rothkirch Maya Gräfin Rothkirch
Starring	Annabel Wolf Sandro Iannotta Mariann Schneider Dirk Bach
Edited by	Erik Stappenbeck
Music by	Guy Cuyvers Henning Lohner
Production companies	Rothkirch Cartoon-Film[1] MABO Pictures Filmproduktion 3D Animagics Entertainment Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany[1]
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures (Germany)[1] Shanghai Media Group (China)[2]
Release date	24 September 2009 (2009-09-24) (Germany)
Running time	76 minutes[3]
Countries	Germany China[2]
Language	German
Box office	$4.2 million[4]

The film was released in Germany on 24 September 2009 by Warner Bros. Pictures under their Family Entertainment label, and grossed over $4.2 million at the box office.^[4] The film received positive reviews from critics.^[6][7] It was followed by Laura's Star and the Dream Monsters in 2011.

Synopsis

Laura is traveling to China with her family because her mother is participating in an important concert on her cello with Chinese musicians for the Chinese New Year. Her flying star flies with them, but crashes and is found by a Chinese girl named Ling-Ling. She eventually finds Laura because her aunt is also performing at the concert.

The Star then brings a Dragon costume, Nain, to life, and they have fun. However, the dragon is being pursued by a dark, demonic, cloud-shaped force, which, according to an old Chinese legend, wants to prevent spring from ever coming again. The girls attempt to stop the cloud from taking over the dragon.

Voice cast

• Annabel Wolf as Laura
• Mariann Schneider as Ling-Ling
• Dirk Bach as Dragon Nian
• Sandro Iannotta as Tommy
• Brit Gülland as Mama
• Heinrich Schafmeister [de] as Papa
• Susanne Dobrusskin as Aunt

Release

Home media

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Warner Home Video on 12 March 2010.