Nimona: What is Netflix and Annapurna Pictures’ animation film about?

Netflix is now known not just for new age, gory or explicit content, but also for wild-life documentaries as well as heartwarming and fun animation content. Nimona falls in the last category.

The Netflix film Nimona was released on the streaming platform on June 30, 2023. Before that, the film was released in select theaters on June 23, 2023.

Here’s what Nimona is about.

Nimona is based on a graphic novel of the same name by ND Stevenson. The animation film was earlier to be made by Fox's Blue Sky Studios, but it got canceled when Disney shut down its studio in 2021. Annapurna Pictures stepped in and revived the film with Netflix, and it’s been loved by all now.

Nimona is a teenage shapeshifter who is rather mischievous, and she takes along Ballister, a rogue knight in a futuristic medieval world who’s been “framed for a crime he didn’t commit”. Nimona appoints herself as his sidekick and helps him.

Nimona cast members

The Nimona cast includes names such as Chloë Grace Moretz as Nimona, Riz Ahmed as Ballister Boldheart, Eugene Lee Yang as Ambrosius Goldenloin, Frances Conroy as The Director, Beck Bennett as Thodeus (Todd) Sureblade, Lorraine Toussaint as The Queen, RuPaul Charles as Nate Knight, and Indya Moore as Alamzapam Davis.

Nimona reviews and rating

Nimona has a 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The reviews are also positive. The Hollywood Reporter described Nimona as a “cheekily irreverent and hilariously subversive” film. “It’s a consistent delight”, it added.

Empire reviewed Nimona as something “enthusiastically irreverent and deeply sincere”, calling it a “revisionist fairytale that forges its path visually and narratively to beautiful effect”.

Variety praised the makers of Annapurna Pictures for Nimona. “Not since Shrek has an animated feature had such subversive fun with the ‘happily ever after’ formula,” the website said.

The Jewish Chronicle’s film critic said about Nimona: “I can’t think of a better time than Pride month for this beautiful LGBT story to be released and enjoyed by a wider audience of all ages.”

Check out the trailer of Nimona here:

FAQs

Q1:What is Nimona about?
Nimona is about a mischievous shapeshifter and a rogue knight, and how the two fight together, amid fun moments. The movie has been helmed by filmmakers Nick Bruno and Troy Quane.

Q2:Is Nimona an original story?
Nimona is based on a graphic novel by ND Stevenson of the same name. Annapurna Pictures and Netflix revived the film after Disney had canceled it.