The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse 2022

A journey, in search of home.

8.291 / 10   493 vote(s)
G
Animation Family Adventure Fantasy

The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for home.

Homepage https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001gn7t
Release Date 2022-12-25
Runtime 35m
Directors Peter Baynton, Charlie Mackesy, Rachel Freck
Producers Cara Speller, J.J. Abrams, Hannah Minghella, Jony Ive, Woody Harrelson, Matthew Freud, Ayela Butt
Writers Jon Croker, Charlie Mackesy, Jon Croker, Charlie Mackesy

When a young boy is lost in the frozen countryside, he enlists the help of a sagely white horse, a cake-obsessed mole and a grumpy fox in order to find his way home. Pretty soon, though, he starts to consider just what "home" actually is as he plays in the snow and discovers a more lasting affinity with his new travelling companions. The narrative and the message here is simple and the voice talents of Tom Hollander, Idris Elba and Gabriel Byrne complement well the rather vulnerable tones of the young Jude Coward Nicoll in the title role with a score and style of the animation reminiscent of the "Snowman" (1982). Well worth half an hour of your time with a mince pie.

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