Yuku is a mouse from a large family. She lives with her family in a big house where there is a cat. She sings songs while playing the ukulele. As her grandmother's health fails she decides to try and find the Himalayan Flowers which always give light.
Oddly paced animated film is one part musical, one part adventure and one part meditation on death. (Grandma need the flowers so that when the mole comes to take her underground she has light and doesn't spend eternity in darkness.) Its a film that is frequently amusing, occasionally dark and completely unexpected.
I'm not sure what I think of this film, but I am amazed that it packs so much into it's mere 65 minutes. To be honest I wish that the film ran a bit longer so that the film didn't seem rushed. There are a lot of musical numbers and set pieces which sometimes push the plot aside.
Still this film moves, has great characters and some solid songs.
Worth a look, if you can score one of the free tickets at Animation First.
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