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Film Review - Kensuke's Kingdom

Film Review - Kensuke's Kingdom

Michael Morpurgo's 1999 novel gets a staggeringly beautiful animated feature treatment

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Aug 05, 2024
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The first thing to note about this feature adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s Kensuke’s Kingdom is the staggeringly beautiful animation. Rendered in striking hand-drawn 2D, it’s a labour of love for directors Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry. It is also a rare delight to see a non-digital animated feature on the big screen.

The plot imagines …

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