''A Fox's Tale'' is a 2008 Hungarian/

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film. The film's original Hungarian title is ''Kis Vuk''. It is the sequel to the 1981 film ''

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''. The English-language voice cast includes

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, Miranda Richardson,

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and

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. It was theatrically released in Hungary on April 17, 2008 and in the United States in late 2009. For ten years, the English dub of the film was never officially released to the general public as it was unavailable, with the only publicly released media to feature the English dub being the international trailer. Until it was uploaded on YouTube on March 9, 2017 by its director György Gát particularly due to the mass popularity of one of its actresses

had following her critically acclaimed roles in ''

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'' and '' High-Rise''.

Plot

The animated film is about Little Jack (

), a young fox who spends his time enjoying a wonderful life in the forest with his loving family. During the film, Little Jack's world changes drastically when his father,

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, is captured and forced to join the circus. The film's villain, a shrewd circus owner named Anna Conda ( Miranda Richardson), desperately wants bigger and better performances. This leads her to kidnap many forest animals, including Little Jack's father. With the help of her magician husband, The Ringmaster (

), Anna is able to hypnotize the animals into performing in her shows. On his rescue mission, Little Jack gets help from many unlikely heroes, including a incapcitated nature-loving boy named Alex (

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) and a young acrobat named Arabella. Little Jack's mission to rescue his father leads him to make new friends, including a circus fox named Darcey (

). Together, they set out to free the animals so they can return home to the beautiful forest.

Cast

as Little Jack * Miranda Richardson as Anna Conda *

as the Ringmaster *

as Darcey *

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as Annabella *

as Alex * Phil Davis as Jack *Andrea Grant as Caw Caw *

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as Rufus, Ché, Dizzy * David Holt as Doofus, Knuckles *

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as Toby, Buster *Brian Bowles as Stubbs, Forest Ranger *

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as Papa Rabbit, Igor, Tibs, Colonel *

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as Trixie, Madame Renard, Doris * Sean Barrett as Doctor Stan *Olivia Chambelain as Tuffy Rabbit, Carla Renard *Leopold Benedict as Patch Rabbit, Little Timmy

Reception

The film became controversial for the extremely negative criticism from its Hungarian audience, which was mainly disappointed by the film's failure to capture the style and spirit of the original 1981 film.

References

External links

Kisvuk
* * 2008 films Hungarian animated films Hungarian-language films Animated films about foxes 2008 multilingual films Hungarian multilingual films British multilingual films {{Hungary-film-stub 2008 animated films