THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS (2018) Video Review

All Clara (Mackenzie Foy) wants is a key – a one-of-a-kind key that will unlock a box that holds a priceless gift from her late mother. A golden thread, presented to her at godfather Drosselmeyer’s (Morgan Freeman) annual holiday party, leads her to the coveted key—which promptly disappears into a strange and mysterious parallel world. It’s there that Clara encounters a soldier named Phillip (Jayden Fowora-Knight), a gang of mice and the regents who preside over three Realms: Land of Snowflakes, Land of Flowers and Land of Sweets. Clara and Phillip must brave the ominous Fourth Realm, home to the tyrant Mother Ginger (Helen Mirren), to retrieve Clara’s key and hopefully return harmony to the unstable world. Starring Keira Knightley as the Sugar Plum Fairy and featuring a special performance by Misty Copeland, Disney’s new holiday feature film “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” is directed by Lasse Hallström and inspired by E.T.A. Hoffmann’s classic tale.

Release date: November 2, 2018
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Directors: Lasse Hallstrom, Joe Johnston
MPAA Rating: PG (for some mild peril)
Screenwriter: Ashleigh Powell
Starring: Keira Knightley, Mackenzie Foy, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman, Misty Copeland
Genre: fantasy, family
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