Coco
ANIMATION Sky Premiere HD, 10am & 6.10pm
A Mexican boy is magically whisked to the Land of the Dead after playing an enchanted guitar in Pixar’s Oscarwinning animation.
ANIMATED ADVENTURE Saturday, Sky Premiere HD, 10am & 6.10pm
A12-YEAR-OLD BOY goes in search of his musical idol in the land of the dead in this animated adventure, another visually dazzling triumph for Pixar and a vibrant celebration of Mexican culture to boot.
Young hero Miguel (voiced by Anthony Gonzalez) is desperate to become a musician like the great Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt), a celebrated actor-singer from the first half of the 20th Century. Ernesto hailed from Miguel’s home town, and might possibly have been his great-great-grandfather…
However, Miguel’s family of shoemakers has upheld a ban on music for generations and on the day of the talent competition he secretly intends to enter, his stern grandmother smashes his prized guitar. In his quest for a replacement, Miguel breaks into Ernesto’s crypt, only to end up magically transported to the colourful, bustling land of the dead.
Significantly, it is the Día de los Muertos, the day when Mexican families visit the graves of their ancestors bearing food and gifts, and Miguel will be unable to return to the land of the living unless he obtains the blessing of his dead relatives before sunrise.
Teeming with visual invention and wit, the film – winner of the Best Animated Feature Film Oscar – has lively songs and vivid characters, from Bratt’s puffed up Ernesto to Gael García Bernal’s skeletal underworld guide. Yet what makes the film so heartfelt and resonant is its rich exploration of family, love and memory. 2017, pg, 105min