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My Life as McDull (2001)

My Life as McDull poster
Original title
麥兜故事
Directed by
Toe Yuen Kin-to
Genre
children's film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 15m
Rated
I
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 41 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This animated film follows McDull, a slow-witted pig, through everyday life and small adventures in Hong Kong. It shows his relationships with his mother and friends as he navigates childhood challenges with a playful spirit.

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What happens

My Life as McDull (Chinese: 麥兜故事) is a 2001 Hong Kong animated feature film directed by Toe Yuen. The film surrounds the life of McDull, a hugely popular cartoon pig character created by Alice Mak and Brian Tse which has appeared on comics ever since the 1990s. In 2004, the sequel to this film, McDull, Prince de la Bun, was released. Kelvin Chan of the South China Morning Post described McDull as "slow-witted". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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