MY FATHER’S DRAGON

CHARMING NEW ANIMATION

With echoes of the weird loveliness of movies such as My Neighbour Totoro (also on Netflix), this new animated adventure tells the story of a boy named Elmer, who feels lonely after he and his mother move to the big city. With the help of a magical cat, he finds his way to the mysterious island of beasts where he frees a bumbling young dragon named Boris. Together they set out to save the island from disaster. Stylishly animated and shot through with a gentle picture-book sensibility — it’s based on an American book first published in 1948 — this is a charming and affecting fable for children. And their parents. From Friday