A young boy, stranded on a remote island after a shipwreck, finds he’s not alone when he meets an elderly Japanese soldier who has been living there since World War II. As dangerous invaders approach, they must work together to protect their fragile island paradise. Based on the beloved children’s novel by Michael Morpurgo and adapted for the screen by Frank Cottrell-Boyce, this captivating animated film features the voices of Cillian Murphy, Sally Hawkins, and Ken Watanabe.

Reviews

‘The film is thoughtful, tender and generally quite beguiling’
★★★★
Tim Robey, The Telegraph

‘There are moments of real splendour, especially in the evocations of the seascapes and the island.’
★★★★
John Bleasdale, The Times