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Release of Frozen

10 November 2013

Frozen is an animated musical film made by Walt Disney Animation Studios, loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale The Snow Queen. It follows two sisters in the kingdom of Arendelle, Anna and Elsa, the latter of whom has the power to create ice and snow and fears to use it. The film was directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, with songs by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, including Let It Go, sung by Idina Menzel. It won the Academy Awards for best animated feature and best original song, and it earned more than a billion dollars worldwide. A sequel, Frozen II, followed in 2019.

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