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Coconut The Little Dragon - Into The Jungle

Coconut the little dragon is thrilled about going to summer camp with his best friends, the Gourmet Dragon Oscar and the porcupine Matilda. Together with some other Gourmet and Fire Dragons the friends take off to their vacations on the jungle islands. But the adventure they wished for turns out tougher than expected: Their ship snags a rock and sinks. Everyone abandons ship and during the confusion, Matilda gets lost. While the rest of the group tries to reach the camp for safety, unaware of mysterious plant tendrils snaking after them, Coconut and Oscar search for their best friend. Into the bargain the vacation group gets into trouble with some Water Dragons, who seem to be anything but friendly. But soon Coconut makes friend with the shy waterdragon Wart.

"Coconut The Little Dragon - Into the Jungle" is the sequel of the box office hit “Coconut The Little Dragon - True Friendship is Fireproof" from 2014.

  • Mark Slater
    Writer
    Capt'n Sharky (2018, Writer), Coconut The Little Dragon - True Friendship Is Fireproof (2014, Writer), Knight Rusty - Yesterday's Hero Recycled (2012, Writer),...
  • Tony Power
    Writer
    Coconut The Little Dragon - TV Series (2015, Writer), Mia And Me - Adventure in Centopia (2011, Director), School For Vampires (2006-08, Director & Writer), Renaade (1997, Director), Urmel (1996/97, Director),...
  • Gabriele M. Walther
    Writer
    Capt'n Sharky (2018, Produced & Writer), Knight Rusty - Full Metal Racket (2017, Produced & Writer), Coconut The Little Dragon - True Friendship Is Fireproof (2014, Produced & Writer), Princess Lillifee And The Little Unicorn (2011, Produced & Writer), Felix - The Toy Rabbit And The Time Machine (2005, Produced & Writer), ...
  • Tony Power
    Director
    Coconut The Little Dragon - TV Series (2015, Writer), Mia And Me - Adventure in Centopia (2011, Director), School For Vampires (2006-08, Director & Writer), Renaade (1997, Director), Urmel (1996/97, Director), ...
  • Sophie Werdin
    Producer
  • Marcus Hamann
    Producer
    Capt'n Sharky (2018, Producer), Coconut The Little Dragon - TV Series (2015, Producer), Coconut The Little Dragon - True Friendship Is Fireproof (2014, Co-Producer), Rusty Knight - TV Series (2013, Producer), Knight Rusty - Yesterday's Hero Recycled (2012, Producer) ...
  • Gabriele M. Walther
    Produced by
    Capt'n Sharky (2018, Produced & Writer), Knight Rusty - Full Metal Racket (2017, Produced & Writer), Coconut The Little Dragon - True Friendship Is Fireproof (2014, Produced & Writer), Princess Lillifee And The Little Unicorn (2011, Produced & Writer), Felix - The Toy Rabbit And The Time Machine (2005, Produced & Writer), ...
  • Stefan Maria Schneider
    Music
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Der kleine Drache Kokosnuss - Auf in den Dschungel!
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Feature
  • Genres:
    Children's Film, Family Entertainment, Adventure, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 19 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 24, 2018
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Language:
    English, German
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:1,85
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Universum Film
    Country: Germany
  • Constantin Film
    Country: Austria
  • Impulse Picture
    Country: Switzerland
  • Monolith Films
    Country: Poland
  • ADS Service
    Country: Hungary
    Country: Romania
  • SIA BEST FILM
    Country: Lithuania
    Country: Latvia
    Country: Estonia
  • Yeni Bir Film
    Country: Turkey
  • Cinema Republic
    Country: Korea, Republic of
Director Biography - Tony Power

Tony (Anthony) Power, who was born in Waterford/Ireland, studied Art and Design. After he had worked as a graphic designer and illustrator, he started his career in the animation film sector at the Murakami Wolf Studios in Dublin. He worked for the production of the first episodes of the American TV-series “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (1983/84). After that he became a member of Hahn Film in Berlin and worked on, among other things, the TV-series “Bibi Blocksberg” (1996). In the feature film “The Abrafaxe - Under The Black Flag” (2001), Power operated as director and supervised the whole animation work. Besides that Power was the director of “Urmel” (1996-97), “Renaade” (1997), “Mia and Me – Adventure In Centopia” (2011) and “School For Vampires” (2006-08), which he also wrote. His other writing credits include “Rusty Knight“ (2013, TV-series), “Sherazade: The Untold Stories“ (2013) and “Coconut The Little Dragon“ (2015, TV-series).

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Director Statement

What is the film about and why is it a special one?

The main theme of the film is Friendship. Sometimes conflicts exist between even the closest of friends, and it’s only through understanding and accepting each other’s differences that we can overcome these conflicts.
Coconut was ideal for this because I found the core group of Coconut, Oscar and Matilda, to be a wonderful, tight-knit group but in all their adventures I felt that their friendship hadn’t been really truly tested. That’s what I wanted to achieve with this film. Taking them out of their comfort zone into a brand-new land was the perfect setting for this, allowing us to bring in new characters and also new threats.
The young water-dragon, Wart drives a wedge between Coconut and Oscar, mainly due to Oscar's jealousy of the attention Coconut is paying to Wart. However like all things, it’s not all one sided. Coconut, fascinated by this strange new dragon, unintentionally neglects Oscar. It’s a simple oversight that has much bigger consequences. Situations like this were important for me to bring to the forefront and show how our characters deal with those, albeit in a humorous way.

Beyond the theme of friendships…

The second theme of the film is dealing with the new and unfamiliar - For the kids, travelling to the Summer Camp is a huge adventure and although some of the kids rally against the water dragons, our heroes are more open minded and curious about this new species. The adults however are more reluctant to accept the water dragons, seeing them as pests and eventually, a threat. It's only when they are confronted by a real menace that they realize that they have a lot more in common than they believed.

What was important for you during the development process?

It was important for me to always remember Coconut’s fan base and stay true to all that had gone before, but also to add elements here and there that older kids and adults could enjoy.
At the end of the day, we're making entertainment, and I wanted to make a film that entertained to young and old alike. Our producers Gabi and Marcus, were very hands on, helping me in that goal. Hearing the laughs and cheers, (and sometime shouts), during cinema viewings makes me believe that we achieved just that.