Poppety in the Fall
★ 7 · 2012 · 26m · Animation · Adventure · Comedy · Family · TV Movie
In this animated short, a terrible curse deprives Balthasar's kingdom of its stories. Taking the unicorn's horn back into The Belly of the Earth is the solution. Poppety will lead an expedition, by chance uncovering a hitherto closely guarded family secret.
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