Underplayed Gems

The Snail and the Whale (2019)

The Snail and the Whale poster
Directed by
Daniel Snaddon, Max Lang
Genre
children's film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
27 min
Rated
G
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 49 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A tiny snail travels the world by hitching a ride on a humpback whale. They encounter storms and dangers and help each other along the way.

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What happens

The Snail and the Whale is a 2019 short computer-animated TV film, directed by Max Lang and Daniel Snaddon, and produced by Michael Rose and Martin Pope of Magic Light Pictures, in association with ZDF, BBC and Triggerfish Animation Studios where the film was animated. The short film is based on the 2003 picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The voices of the main characters include Dame Diana Rigg, Sally Hawkins and Rob Brydon. The special premiered on BBC One in the United Kingdom. for Christmas 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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