The Present

The Present

2014•4m•7.5/10

AnimationComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.5/10(197)

The short tells the story of a boy who rather spends his time indoors playing videogames instead of discovering whats waiting in front of the door. One day his Mum decides to get a little surprise for her son, which makes it hard for him to concentrate on his video game.

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Production

Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Quinn Nealy

Jake (voice)

Samantha Brown

Mother (voice)

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