When her father fails to come home from his job working on a construction site, young Mia has a premonition that something terrible has happened to him and sets out on a long journey to make sure he’s safe. On the way she has a series of adventures, meets some interesting people and discovers that the rumors of her island home being more than a bit magical are definitely true. If this charming animated tale had been made by Disney, it not only would have been filled with sappy songs and slapstick comedy, but the lead character of Mia would have been made much more homogeneous in look and attitude. Under the more imaginative direction of Jacques-Rémy Girerd it throws expectations – not to mention clichés – into the wastebasket to give audiences something fresh and fun, and very different. The fact that it’s all hand-drawn and looks absolutely gorgeous only adds to the delight.
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