Film

The Tale of Despereaux 2008

Directed by Sam Fell, Robert Stevenhagen

  • Adventure, Animation, Family
  • 93 min
  • G

Small Mouse. Big Dreams.

Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux sets off on an amazing adventure with his good-hearted rat friend Roscuro, who leads him, at long last, on a very noble quest to rescue an endangered princess and save an entire kingdom from darkness.

AdventureAnimationFamilybased on novel or bookforgivenessloyaltytotalitarian regimemousevillainhonorunlikely friendshipchivalryanimal lead3d animationfantasy

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