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The Lost Thing

The Lost Thing

20106.90h 15m

Overview

A boy finds a strange creature on a beach, and decides to find a home for it in a world where everyone believes there are far more important things to pay attention to.

Directed by Andrew Ruhemann
Written by Shaun Tan
Produced by Sophie Byrne
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Tim Minchin

Tim Minchin

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Themes & Keywords

mythical creatureunlikely friendship

About The Lost Thing

The Lost Thing is a animation, drama, science fiction film released in 2010 exploring themes of mythical creature, unlikely friendship. Directed by Andrew Ruhemann, it stars Tim Minchin. A boy finds a strange creature on a beach, and decides to find a home for it in a world where everyone believes there are far more important things to pay attention to.

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