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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is let someone help you across the river. 🐴🦊
Who it's for
This 34-minute hand-drawn short is designed to be soothing: a lost boy, a cheerful mole, a wary fox and a gentle horse travel through snow and talk in simple, warm aphorisms.
Feelings it meets
What it is
This 34-minute hand-drawn animated film, directed by Peter Baynton and Charlie Mackesy and adapted from Mackesy's illustrated book, follows a lost boy who meets a friendly mole in a snowy wilderness. As they follow a river in search of the boy's home, they free a fox from a trap, are later rescued by him in turn, and meet a gentle horse.
Where to find it
Premiered on BBC One/iPlayer (UK) and Apple TV+ (internationally). Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Mild peril, an animal in a snare.
Age: TV-G (per Rotten Tomatoes; no MPAA rating)
Give sorrow words: the grief that does not speak Whispers the o'er-fraught heart and bids it break.William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 4, Scene 3
