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| Based on | Lauras Stern byKlaus Baumgart |
| Produced by | Thilo Graf Rothkirch [de] |
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| Cinematography | Amanda Atkinson |
| Edited by | Eric Shaw |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures[1] |
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Running time | 80 minutes[2] |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
| Box office | $8.7 million[3] |
Laura's Star (German:Lauras Stern) is a 2004 German animated feature film produced and directed byThilo Graf Rothkirch [de]. It is based on the children's bookLauras Stern byKlaus Baumgart. It was released by the German distribution unit ofWarner Bros. Pictures under theirFamily Entertainment label.
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 ashooting 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 aBand-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.
The film features the songs "Stay" and "Touch the Sky" by the German bandWonderwall and a film score byHans Zimmer,Nick Glennie-Smith, andHenning Lohner.
In September 2009, Warner Bros. released a sequel,Laura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon Nian, and in October 2011, another one, titledLaura's Star and the Dream Monsters.[6] A live-actionremake of the film was released in 2021.
