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{{short description|Canadian animated film}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Mission Kathmandu: The Adventures of Nelly and Simon
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| native_name    = {{Infobox name module|fr|Nelly et Simon: Mission Yéti}}
| director       = [[Nancy Florence Savard]]<br>Pierre Greco
| screenplay     = Pierre Greco<br>{{ill|André Morency|fr}}
| producer       = Nancy Florence Savard
| editing        = René Caron
| music          = Olivier Auriol
| studio         = [[10th Ave. Productions]]
| distributor    = [[Seville Films]]
| released       = {{Film date|2017|10|5|FIFF|2018|2|23|[[Québec]]}}
| runtime        = 80 minutes
| country        = Canada
| language       = French
| budget         = $8.5 million
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'''''Mission Kathmandu: The Adventures of Nelly and Simon''''' ({{langx|fr|Nelly et Simon: Mission Yéti|lit|Nelly and Simon: Mission Yeti}}), also known as '''''The Yeti Adventures'''''<ref>{{cite news|last=Shulgasser-Parker|first=Barbara|url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/the-yeti-adventures|title=The Yeti Adventures|work=[[Common Sense Media]]|access-date=20 August 2022}}</ref> and '''''A Yeti Adventure''''',<ref>{{cite news|last=de Wit|first=Alex Doduk|url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/interview-the-felix-and-the-treasure-of-morgaa-team-on-creating-a-100-canadian-animated-feature-202654.html|title=Interview: The 'Felix And The Treasure Of Morgäa' Team On Creating A 100% Canadian Animated Feature|date=3 March 2021|work=[[Cartoon Brew]]|access-date=20 August 2022}}</ref> is a 2017 French-language Canadian 3D animated [[adventure film|adventure]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Nancy Florence Savard]] and Pierre Greco, from a screenplay by Greco and {{ill|André Morency|fr}}.<ref>{{cite news|last=DeMara|first=Bruce|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/review/2018/03/08/nelly-simon-mission-yeti-is-high-altitude-high-quality-animated-adventure.html|title=Nelly & Simon: Mission Yeti is high-altitude high-quality animated adventure|date=8 March 2018|work=[[Toronto Star]]|access-date=20 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Couston|first=Jérémie|url=https://www.telerama.fr/cinema/films/mission-yeti,n5851698.php|title=Mission Yéti Pierre Gréco et Nancy Florence Savard|trans-title=MissionYeti Pierre Gréco and Nancy Florence Savard|language=French|date=28 January 2020|work=[[Télérama]]|access-date=20 August 2022}}</ref> It was the third film produced by [[10th Ave. Productions]], a film studio which Savard founded. The film received a [[limited theatrical release]] in [[Quebec]] on 23 February 2018.<ref name="Quebec"/>
== Synopsis ==
Set in 1950s Quebec, the plot concerns Nelly Maloye, a rookie detective, and Simon Picard, a scientific researcher's assistant. After accidentally meeting one day, they both realise they believe in the [[yeti]] and decide to embark on an adventure aimed at proving its existence.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://labutaca.net/mision-katmandu/|title="Misión Katmandú", película de animación infantil y aventuras en busca del yeti|trans-title="Mission Kathmandu", children's animated adventure film in search of the yeti|date=19 September 2019|language=Spanish|work=LaButaca|access-date=20 August 2022}}</ref>
== Voice cast ==
=== English dub ===
*[[Rachelle Lefevre]] as Nelly Maloye
*[[Noel Fisher]] as Simon Picard
*[[Colm Feore]] as Taylor
*[[Julian Stamboulieh]] as Tensing Gombu
*[[Jesse Camacho]] as Annulu Gombu
*[[Bronwen Mantel]] as Shirisha Gombu and Mrs. Martineau)
*[[Arthur Holden]] as Edward Martineau
*[[Terrence Scammell (Canadian actor)|Terrence Scammell]] as the university guard and captain
*[[Grant Baciocco]] as Jazzmi
**[[Alexandrine Warren]] voices Jazzmi in the Canadian English dub
*[[François Trudel]] as yetis
*[[Patrick Ouellet]] as yetis
== Production ==
''Mission Kathmandu: The Adventures of Nelly and Simon'' was the third film produced by [[10th Ave. Productions]], a film studio which director Nancy Florence Savard founded. Production for the film began in May 2014, and involved more than 200 people. It was produced almost entirely in [[Quebec City]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://10ave.com/en/2015/10/10-choses-a-savoir-sur-le-film-nelly-simon-mission-yeti/|title=10 choses à savoir sur le film Nelly et Simon: Mission Yéti|trans-title=10 things to know about the movie Nelly and Simon: Mission Yeti|language=French|date=29 October 2015|publisher=Productions 10e Ave|access-date=20 August 2022}}</ref> At a budget of $8.5 million, the film received financial support from [[Telefilm Canada]] and [[Société de développement des entreprises culturelles]].<ref name="Quebec"/>
== Release ==
''Mission Kathmandu: The Adventures of Nelly and Simon'' had its [[world premiere]] on 21 October 2017 at the [[Cinekid Festival]] in the Netherlands. It received a [[limited release]] to 50 screens in [[Quebec]], Canada, on 23 February 2018. It was distributed by [[Seville Films]].<ref name="Quebec">{{cite news|last=Ramond|first=Charles-Henri |url=http://www.filmsquebec.com/films/nelly-simon-mission-yeti/|title=Nelly et Simon: Mission Yéti – Film de Nancy Florence Savard, Pierre Greco|trans-title=Nelly and Simon: Mission Yeti – Film by Nancy Florence Savard, Pierre Greco|date=12 February 2018|work=Films du Québec|language=French|access-date=20 August 2022}}</ref>
=== Critical reception ===
The film received generally mixed reviews.
André Duchesne, writing for ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'', stated that "the first 15 minutes of ''Nelly and Simon – Mission Yéti'' are the best. […] But when the team lands in Nepal to go to the [[Himalayas]], the story deflates," adding "Thereafter, we chew the same jokes. Like those surrounding the lack of orientation of the two heroes or the endless daredevil slips."<ref>{{cite news|last=Duchesne|first=André|url=https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/critiques/201802/23/01-5155033-nelly-et-simon-mission-yeti-pas-deffet-wow-12.php|title=Nelly et Simon - Mission Yéti: pas d'effet "wow!" **1/2|trans-title=Nelly and Simon - Mission Yeti: no "wow!" factor **1/2|date=23 February 2018|work=[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]|language=French|access-date=20 August 2022}}</ref> Charles-Henri Ramond of ''Films du Québec'' gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5, stating, while recognising that the film had a low budget, "Cut for a very young audience, the story turns out to be very predictable and very light, which only very minimally exploits the folklore of the tales and legends surrounding this half-man half-ape beast [yeti]." Ramond praised the performance of Sylvie Moreau.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ramond|first=Charles-Henri|url=http://www.filmsquebec.com/critique-film-nelly-et-simon/|title=[Critique] Nelly et Simon Mission Yéti: léger et dynamique|trans-title=[Review] Nelly and Simon Mission Yeti: light and dynamic|date=23 February 2018|work=Films du Québec|access-date=20 August 2022}}</ref>
== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{official website|https://10ave.com/fr/missionyeti/}} (in French)
**[https://10ave.com/en/mission-kathmandu/ In English]
*{{IMDb title|tt5433884}}
*{{Rotten Tomatoes|mission_kathmandu_the_adventures_of_nelly_and_simon_2017}}
*{{AlloCiné title|257555}}
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