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Hangul | 빼꼼의 머그잔 여행 |
RR | Bbaekkomui meogeujan yeohaeng |
MR | Ppaekkomŭi mŏkŭchan yŏhaeng |
Directed by | Lim Ah-ron |
Distributed by | RG Animation Studios CJ-CGV |
Release date(s) | 22 March 2007 |
Running time | 76 min. |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Admissions | 135,261 |
Gross revenue | $608,835 |
Mug Travel (Hangul: 빼꼼의 머그잔 여행; RR: Ppaekkom-ui meogeu-jan yeohaeng) is a 2007 South Korean computer-animated film, directed by Lim Ah-ron and based on his animated TV series, Backkom.
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A little girl named Bebe, all alone on Christmas Eve, is given a magical pendant from Santa Claus and embarks on a fantastical adventure. Travelling in a mug with the power of teleportation, Bebe explores a variety of exotic locations from the desert to the North Pole, accompanied by a host of characters including Backkom the polar bear and Konkongee the penguin.
Produced by RG Animation Studios and directed by Lim Ah-ron, Mug Travel is a feature film adaptation of Lim's computer-animated TV series Backkom.[1][2] The film and TV series were made at the same time on a combined budget of $5.9 million, after Lim noticed a gap in the market for shows aimed at preschool children.[1]
Mug Travel was released in South Korea on 22 March 2007,[3] and was ranked eighth at the Korean box office on its opening weekend with 48,244 admissions.[4] Over the course of its theatrical run, the film accumulated a total of 135,261 admissions nationwide,[3] and grossed $608,835.[5]
Mug Travel was screened at the Fifth Bimini Animation Festival, held in Latvia in March 2007, where it was the winner of "The Best Film for Children" award.[2] It was subsequebtly seleted to participate in the non-competition category at the Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film, which ran from 5–17 April 2007 in Belgium.[6]
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