Based on the classic children&s novel " The Little White Horse" The story follows the exploits of thirteen-year-old orphan Maria Merryweather (Dakota Blue Richards) whose sole inheritance from her father is a book This is no ordinary tome however in Maria&s hands its ancient story comes alive The book chronicles an age-old rivalry between the Merryweather & De Noir families over a set of magical pearls & as Maria delves into the mysterious tale she finds herself fantastically entangled in the bitter feud Left penniless by her father&s death Maria has no choice but to leave the city & live with her taciturn uncle Sir Benjamin Merryweather at his isolated country estate in Moonacre Valley On her way to her new home with her caretaker Miss Heliotrope Maria&s carriage is attacked by Robin the De Noir family&s teenaged son Although she is unharmed the incident gives Maria a frightening taste of the animosity between the two clans Having spent the night at her tower Maria has been surrounded by magic the stars on the ceiling of her room falls one by one She also noticed that the house seemed falling apart She qestions her uncle but she was reprimanded not to enter the forest When Maria arrives at the Merryweather property her uncle spies the unusual book in her possession & immediately confiscates it With the help of the estate&s resourceful chef however Maria relocates the book & continues reading finally discovering the weight of her responsibility she has been anointed the last Moon Princess of the valley It is up to her to find the magic pearls before the next full moon & end the conflict between the two families Actors Ioan Gruffudd Dakota Blue Richards Tim Curry Natascha Mc Elhone Juliet Stevenson & Augustus Prew Director Gabor Csupo Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 2008 Screen Widescreen Languages English Region 0