Jim Botón y Lucas el maquinista

Another entry in the ongoing quest to make children’s literature feel like a theme park map. Jim Button, a curious orphan, teams up with a locomotive named Emma and a no-nonsense engineer to chase clues about his origins. It’s less globe-trotting, more postcard-hopping—with occasional fire-breathing.

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Dennis Gansel directed Jim Botón y Lucas el maquinista in 2018. See Dennis Gansel's full filmography, where to start with Dennis Gansel, or where to go after you've seen everything by Dennis Gansel.

Jim Botón y Lucas el maquinista was released in 2018 (DE original-language production), with a runtime of 109 minutes.