Genre: Fantasy (Childrens)

Duration: 110 mins

Format: Digital (English Version)

Director: Andrei Konchalovsky

Cast: Elle Fanning, Nathan Lane, John Turturro, Frances de la Tour, Richard E Grant, Yulia Vysotskaya

Censorship Exemption: Children under the age of 15 to be accompanied by an adult

Viewers Advice: Certain scenes may scare younger children

Andrei Konchalovsky (The Inner Circle, Runaway Train) brings to the screen the story of The Nutcracker – a musical adaptation of the iconic ballet by Tchaikovsky. Konchalovsky strikes a mix of live action and CGI, a cast of British and Russian actors and Tchaikovsky's famed compositions to tell the story of nine year-old Mary (Elle Fanning). Mary's dull Christmas is magically transformed into an exciting adventure when her beloved Uncle Albert (Nathan Lane) gives her a gift - a wooden nutcracker, who goes by the name of NC. On Christmas night NC comes to life and takes Mary on a wondrous journey into a magical world of fairies, sugarplums and some rather nasty creatures. Mary must help save NC and his kingdom from the evil and tyrannical Rat King (John Turturro). The Nutcracker is a bizarre and visually stunning musical which features new songs by Oscar winning lyricist Sir Tim Rice (The Lion King).