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Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal

2021 · 88 min

A bright, cheerful underdog story with silly animal slapstick and a soft heart about being yourself.

Directed by: Ricard Cussó
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family
Starring: Angourie Rice, Sam Neill, Sharnee Tones

Tagline: Tales from Sanctuary City
Overview: When an unbearably adorable, eternally optimistic Quokka named Daisy wants to achieve the impossible – to win the annual ‘World’s Scariest Animal’ championship, she enlists the guidance of a washed-up, former champion, a grouchy Saltwater Crocodile, to help her achieve her dreams and prove that champions can come in all sizes.

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Directed by: Ricard Cussó
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family
Starring: Angourie Rice, Sam Neill, Sharnee Tones

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
redemption
ambition
friendship
Places: big city
wilderness
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Humour	6
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Genres: animation, comedy, family
Directed by: Ricard Cussó
Written by: Ryan Greaves
Starring: Angourie Rice, Sam Neill, Sharnee Tones, Grant Denyer, Lucy Durack, Frank Woodley, Andrew Cook, Karl Stefanovic
Music: Ack Kinmonth
Runtime: 88 min
Country: Australia, United States of America
Languages: English

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