And so to this animated -adventure from Iranian director Behnoud Nekooei. It’s the kind of thing you’d reach for in a moment of desperation, something to distract and amuse for a hundred of the endless minutes that need filling between now and September. But caution is advised.
This convoluted tale of a plucky boy with a superhero -obsession and a rare tiger to protect will glaze the eyes of all but the least discerning of kids, such is its shiny but vapid animation and flat energy.
If the lip-synching seems loose, it’s presumably so that syndication to multiple languages can be facilitated.
Young Mohsen wanders off during a family picnic and finds a tiger being hunted by nasty poachers. More Tony the Tiger than Richard Parker, the talkative feline travels home in the family car, but that won’t put the hunters off.
Mohsen realises that the time for his superhero ambitions has arrived, and he readies his new friend and other forest life for a battle royale. Shoddy.