DUCK DUCK GOOSE (PG)

WHO’S IN IT?

Jim Gaffigan (17 Again), Zendaya (The Greatest Showman), Carl Reiner (Ocean’s Eleven), Greg Proops (Bad Actress), Lance Lim (Independence Day: Resurgence), Stephen Fry (Gosford Park), Craig Ferguson (How To Train Your Dragon), Jennifer Grey (Dirty Dancing), Molly Shannon (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), Diedrich Bader (Surf’s Up), Rick Overton (Groundhog Day)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Christopher Jenkins (film debut), director, writer; Scott Atkinson (film debut), Rob Muir (Love Boat) and Tegan West (The Cave), writers; Penney Finkelman Cox (Honey, I Shrunk The Kids) and Sandra Rabins (The Prince of Egypt), producers; Mark Isham (Crash), composer; Lisa Linder (Winnie the Pooh), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Peng (Gaffigan) is a freewheeling bachelor goose who couldn’t care less about the upcoming migration of his flock, but he is soon injured during flight and put in the unwanted care of two ducklings, Chao (Lim) and Chi (Zendaya), who have been separated from the others. As Peng makes the journey on land with the two ducklings, he begins to bond with them and realise the true meaning of family…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

As the Easter holidays approach, what better film to take your young child to than this innocent and colourful piece of family-friendly animation?

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 30TH MARCH 2018

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