
Soviet animation film based on the Russian folk tale " Daughter and stepmother".
In a film where a Black couple is framed to be the lead characters, they still managed to get shuffled off to the sidelines. The enthusiastic cast delivers well on goofy bits- but can only go so far before they begin to fall flat.
The film's storylines read as allegories for the queer experience and that's a source of solace for LGBTQIA+ fans!
A teen comedy that nobody wants to see.
Slip on your favorite dungarees and spend the day on the east coast of New Zealand before the 90s.
If Miguel Alexandre were trying to make a revenge story seem dull without using all the effective formulas that work great in this catchy genre, he could not have accomplished his purpose much better than he unintentionally has in Black Island.