The Gruffalo (2009)

25 min · Animation, Fantasy

Popularity4.5/5

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Directors

Jakob Schuh, Max Lang

Cast

Helena Bonham Carter, James Corden, Tom Wilkinson, John Hurt, Rob Brydon, Robbie Coltrane, Otto Sander, Heike Makatsch

The story

In an autumn forest, a red squirrel mother finds a nut. Her children are playing until they see an owl. The mother squirrel drops the nut as she escapes from the owl, but her children ask her to tell them a story before she retrieves it.

Catalogue themes and tags

Animal Species, Chipmunks, Freundin, Imaginary Friend, Mortal Danger, Mäuse, Protector, Threat, fuchs, gefahr, woods, Short Film, Family Film, Fantasy, Animation

Genres

Animation, Fantasy

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