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The Snow Child

1980 · 20 min

A gentle, wordless animated fable that warms you with playful friendship before a bittersweet, tearful farewell.

Directed by
Wenxiao Lin
Genres
Animation, Family
Starring
Liang Zhenghui, Ding Jianhua
Overview
A young rabbit is rescued from disaster by the snowman he makes with his mother.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Wenxiao Lin
Genres
Animation, Family
Starring
Liang Zhenghui, Ding Jianhua
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • survival
  • death
  • family
  • love
Places
  • home
  • countryside
Era
timeless
Audience
kids
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism2
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
animation, family
Directed by
Wenxiao Lin
Written by
Wenxiao Lin
Starring
Liang Zhenghui, Ding Jianhua
Cinematography
Duan Xiaoxuan
Runtime
20 min
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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