Kevin C. Wong

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and the Horse (2022) [+]

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is a half hour animated children's story based on a book. The Boy (Jude Coward Nicoll) is lost in a snowy wilderness. He meets The Mole (Tom Hollander) -- all animals talk -- who is willing to help The Boy find his way home.

They meet The Fox (Idris Elba) who at first wants to eat them. But The Fox falls into a river and is rescued by The Boy. Afterwards The Fox follows behind, part of the group and yet apart.

The trio meet steadfast The Horse (Gabriel Byrne) who gives them all a ride towards a village. At night The Horse is a bit philosophical.

Once they reach the village though The Boy decides he'd rather stay with his three friends. The End.

It's a nice slow moving story with not much going on. Pleasing animation and there's not a huge amount of dialog either. It's a short holiday story that's good for the spirit.