Fireheart is a 2022 computer-animated adventure comedy film directed by Theodore Ty and Lauren Zeitoun and written by Zeitoun, Jennica Harper, and Daphne Ballon from a story by Zeitoun, Harper, and Lisa Hunter. It is the second film and final Independent film produced by L'Atelier Animation after Ballerina before Cinesite acquires L'Atelier.[2] It features the voices of Olivia Cooke, Kenneth Branagh, Laurie Holden, and William Shatner. The plot follows a 16-year-old who dreams to become the world's first female firefighter.

Fireheart
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Theodore Ty Laurent Zeitoun
Written by	Laurent Zeitoun Jennica Harper Daphne Ballon
Story by	Laurent Zeitoun Jennica Harper Lisa Hunter
Produced by	Laurent Zeitoun Andre Rouleau Valerie D'Auteuil Yann Zenou
Starring	Olivia Cooke William Shatner Laurie Holden Kenneth Branagh
Cinematography	Jericca Cleland
Edited by	Robert Yates
Music by	Chris Egan
Production companies	L'Atelier Animation Anton Caramel Films
Distributed by	Entertainment One
Release dates	2 February 2022 (2022-02-02) (France) 13 July 2022 (2022-07-13) (Canada)
Running time	92 minutes
Countries	Canada France
Language	English
Budget	$40 million
Box office	$5.3 million[1]

Plot

Set in New York in 1930, the film centres on Georgia Nolan, a 16-year-old girl who hopes to become the world's first female firefighter despite being told as a child by her ex-firefighter father Shawn that women are not allowed to.

Shawn is requested by the mayor of New York to come out of retirement to head up a young team of firefighters to combat a serial arsonist, who uses purple gas to hypnotise others and has resulted in the disappearances of other firefighters. Wishing to help, Georgia disguises herself as a man named Joe and joins the team.

Cast

• Olivia Cooke as Georgia Nolan
  • Maya Misaljevic as Young Georgia Nolan
• William Shatner as Jimmy Murray, the mayor of New York
• Laurie Holden as Pauline
• Kenneth Branagh as Shawn, Georgia's father
• Ryan Garcia as Ricardo
• Wilex Ly as Jin
• Mara Junot as Laura Divine
• Scott Humphrey as Captain Neil
• Shoshana Sperling as the vocal effects of Ember the Dog.
• Mark Edwards as Pickle Vendor

Release

The film was released in the United States by Hulu in February 2022 exclusively on the service of the same name, and in Europe by Entertainment One throughout the rest of the year.[3] It was then released as a Sky Cinema original by Sky on May 27, 2022 in the UK.^{[citation needed]}

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 60% of four reviews are positive.[4] The film grossed $3.7 million at the box office.[1]

References

External links

• Official website
• Fireheart at IMDb
• Fireheart at Library and Archives Canada