Synopsis:
Based on Veronika Marék’s famous book. Tommy is frightened of the dark. When he sees a dog he just runs away. How can such a timid little boy ever become a pilot? Only the lion can help Tommy to conquer his fears. But then the lion disappears.
- Director:
- Zsolt Pálfi
- Year:
- 2020
- Country:
- Hungary
- Running time:
- 12 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation
- Original title:
- Laci és az oroszlán
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Réka Temple
- Animators:
- Péter Dörnyei, Edit Hernádi, Tibor Huszák, Gábor Matyi, Éva Molnár, István Roth, Viktória Bazulkova
- Script writer:
- Veronika Marék
- Music composer:
- Gábor Giret
- Sound designer:
- Gábor Giret
- Production:
- Cinnamon Entertainment
- Genres:
- Drama, Coming-of-Age, Family
- Tags:
- Friendships, Love, Transformation, Hope, Bedtime friendly, Non-violent, Animals, Humor, Poetic, Calming
- Audience:
- 4+
- Awards:
- Golden Bee International Children's Film Festival Winner
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