Robin and the Hoods

A SKY ORIGINAL FAMILY ADVENTURE FEATURE

This summer, believe in the power of imagination…

Winner of the Junior Jury Prize at Schlingel International Film Festival, Germany

Winner of Best Film – Kid’s Jury Prize and the Sooner Distribution Award at Filem’On International Children’s Film Festival (Belgium)

Official selection at…
Buster Film Festival (Copenhagen)
Cinekid (Amsterdam)
Cinemagic Film Festival (Northern Ireland)
Black Nights Film Festival / Just Film Tallinn (Estonia)
Boston International Children’s Film Festival (USA)
British Film Festival (Poland)

“A nostalgic battle cry for children’s imagination. Director Phil Hawkins shows the children’s point of view – armoured knights, medieval fights, magic thunderbolts – alongside the cardboard armour and suction-tipped arrows of reality… it’s an entertaining feature film focusing on the importance of a child’s imagination”

– The Guardian

“A truly wonderful film about the joys of youth and the use of imagination to enhance the world around you… Director Phil Hawkins uses sound and the camera like a conductor, and the way he weaves together the ‘real’ world and The Kingdom brings a genuine level of joy to this cynical old man’s heart… it has moments of glee and moments of pathos but it balances them perfectly”

– Blazing Minds

“A swashbuckling family film… Hawkins has plenty of fun here, pulling back the curtain on epic fight sequences and woodland parkour to reveal cardboard suits of armour. Namie Harris is clearly having an absolute blast… Robin and the Hoods is a difficult 90-minutes to dislike. Top it all off with some genuinely funny moments and we have ourselves a cheerful and big hearted family flick”

– Film Stories

“A sweet natured family fantasy”

– The Telegraph

“This is a charmingly nostalgic film… Writers Stuart Benson and Paul Davidson injects just the right amount of adult in-jokes to the proceedings to make this a heart-warming adaptation of a much-loved tale”

– The Sun

ROBIN AND THE HOODS is an action adventure family comedy starring Oscar-nominated Naomie Harris (Bond, Moonlight), Gwendoline Christie (Game Of Thrones, Star Wars), Mark Williams (Harry Potter) and Darcey Ewart (Prancer: A Christmas Tale). The wonderful script was written by Paul Davidson and Stuart Benson.

Robin and the Hood follows the tenacious 11-year-old Robin (Ewart) and her loyal band of friends, called “The Hoods,” for whom the patch of overgrown scrubland at the end of their cul-de-sac is a magical kingdom. Sticks and bin lids have become swords and shields, drones have become majestic eagles, and the hippy lady in the forest (Christie) is a terrifying witch. The only thing limiting their colorful imagination is the prospect of losing their kingdom forever. When the slippery property developer Clipboard (Harris) turns up and dazzles the parents of the area with promises of health spas and day-care facilities, Robin and The Hoods’ world is faced with an existential threat. Despite the children’s best efforts, their protests fall on deaf ears. When their parents can’t see the wood for the trees, Robin and her friends take matters into their own hands to defend their kingdom.

The film is produced by Silver Reel’s Claudia Bluemhuber and Future Artists Entertainment’s Matt Williams. Alexander Jooss, Florian Dargel and Karol Griffiths (from Silver Reel) and Julia Stuart and Andrew Orr (Sky) executive produce.

News broke in The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Screen Daily and others.

The film is available now on Sky Cinema / NOW TV in the UK. News on International Film Festival premieres coming soon.