The main story is about a young orphan girl named Lyra
Belacqua, played by Dakota Blue Rcihards, who lives in a alternate universe,
much like England
in its Victorian years. Raised by scholars at JordanCollege,
Lyra has an uncle, Lord Asriel (Daniel Craig), who is an arctic explorer and
claims he has found "Dust".
The Dust is elemental component that flows between each
parallel world and into adults through their daemons. The daemons, pronounced
demons, are little creatures that are bonded with each man, woman or child. Children’s
daemons are changeable until they reach maturity when the little creatures will
shape into an animal, who reflects the moral character of its owner. For
example, Lord Asriel’s daemon is a snow leopard while Pantalaimon (voice of
Freddie Highmore), Lyra’s changing daemon can be a hawk, a rodent, a fox, a cat
or whatever she likes.
Movie Type: Action/Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence. Running Time: 1 hr. 58 min Directed By: Jon Turteltaub Cast: Nicole Kidman, Dakota Blue Richards, Eva Green, Daniel Craig, Derek Jacobi Released: December 7th, 2007 (wide) U.S. Box Office: $65,664,496
