Adventurer Chickenhare - yes, he's a cross between a chicken and a hare - is tasked by his father the king fo find the groundhog with the backwards-facing face, the only being in the world that can change the past, and destroy it, because the past mustn't be changedd.  Then though, Chickenhare meets Gina, the sister he has never known he had, and she needs the groundhog to save her island and her - and thus Chickenhare's - folks by saving the island's Tree of life from a past injustice that has led to hardship in the presend. Of course, Chickenhare thinks to change that one thing in the past can never be  bad thing, and so Gina, he, and his adventurer friends, Turtle Abe and sunk Meg set out to find the groundhog. However they soon run into opposition from Meg's ex Crolloq, an adventurer and treasure hunter in his own right - and before you know it, they all split up, Meg and Crolloq square off against one another, Abe gets lost in the jungle and befriends a square pig, and Chickenhare and Tina actually find the groundhog. But then Gina pulls a fast one on Chickenhare and takes off with the groundhog as her intentions are not as benign as she first had claimed ...

Now of course, Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog is a family film, made with a young audience firmly in mind. But that doesn't at all mean it's just a kiddie movie. For one, the film's story doesn't feel dumbed down for young audiences, then it's filled with colourful characters having actual arcs, it's at times very funny, features some cool setpieces, and one mustn't forget the surreal elements of the thing either, including a house made out of (live) square pigs. So while it's obviously made as family fun, even childless audiences will be able to enjoy this.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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