The Golden Compass - DVD

The Golden Compass takes place in a world that is only one among countless parallel worlds. Some resemble our own, while others differ in remarkable ways. In the world of The Golden Compass, every person has a daemon — an animal manifestation of their soul that exists outside the human body. The bond between a person and their daemon is extraordinarily strong: they share thoughts, emotions, and feelings. During childhood, a daemon can change shape freely, but upon adulthood it settles into one permanent form. In this world lives Lyra Belacqua, a twelve-year-old orphan raised under the supervision of scholars at Jordan College in Oxford, England. She was sent there as a child by her strict uncle, the explorer Lord Asriel. Lyra has no idea that her life is about to change forever. According to an ancient prophecy, she alone is destined to determine the fate not only of her own world, but of all worlds…