Zog
Zog
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What this film brings
Content barometer
Violence
1/5
Mild
Fear
1/5
Mild
Sexuality
0/5
None
Language
0/5
None
Narrative complexity
0/5
Simple
Adult themes
0/5
None
Expert review
This animated short brings Julia Donaldson's world to the screen with a bright, gentle, reassuring tone focused on learning, effort, and friendship. Sensitive material is very mild and mostly involves comic falls, minor dragon mishaps, bursts of fire, and a princess capture task presented in a playful fairy tale way, without realistic cruelty. The intensity stays low, and most tense moments are brief and quickly softened by humor, kindness, and the overall sense that the story is safe for young viewers. Some very sensitive children may still react to the dragon's size, roaring, flames, or the repeated idea of getting hurt, even though nothing is shown in a graphic or truly threatening way. For parents, this is generally suitable from early childhood onward, especially if you reassure children that the accidents are cartoonish and that the story mainly celebrates perseverance, care, and helping others.
Synopsis
Zog is a keen young dragon who wants to learn to fly, roar, and breathe fire, so he studies at the Dragon School. He is desperate to impress his teacher and win a golden star, but he is prone to accidents and he has to be helped by a kind young girl who patches up his bumps and bruises.
Difficult scenes
Several scenes show Zog learning to fly, roar, and breathe fire, and he often gets things wrong with tumbles or minor bumps. These moments are played for comedy, with no graphic injury, but a very sensitive child may still react to the noise, the repeated clumsiness, or the impressive size of the dragon. The story includes the traditional exercise where a dragon is supposed to capture a princess, which may cause a brief moment of worry for younger viewers who take the situation literally. The scene is handled very gently and quickly shifts away from any real sense of danger, but the idea of abduction may still be worth briefly explaining before or after watching.
Where to watch
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About this title
- Format
- Short film
- Year
- 2018
- Runtime
- 27m
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
- Directed by
- Max Lang, Daniel Snaddon
- Main cast
- Lenny Henry, Hugh Skinner, Tracey Ullman, Kit Harington, Patsy Ferran, Rob Brydon, Emma Tate, Rocco Wright
- Studios
- Magic Light Pictures
Content barometer
Violence
1/5
Mild
Fear
1/5
Mild
Sexuality
0/5
None
Language
0/5
None
Narrative complexity
0/5
Simple
Adult themes
0/5
None
Expert review
This animated short brings Julia Donaldson's world to the screen with a bright, gentle, reassuring tone focused on learning, effort, and friendship. Sensitive material is very mild and mostly involves comic falls, minor dragon mishaps, bursts of fire, and a princess capture task presented in a playful fairy tale way, without realistic cruelty. The intensity stays low, and most tense moments are brief and quickly softened by humor, kindness, and the overall sense that the story is safe for young viewers. Some very sensitive children may still react to the dragon's size, roaring, flames, or the repeated idea of getting hurt, even though nothing is shown in a graphic or truly threatening way. For parents, this is generally suitable from early childhood onward, especially if you reassure children that the accidents are cartoonish and that the story mainly celebrates perseverance, care, and helping others.
Synopsis
Zog is a keen young dragon who wants to learn to fly, roar, and breathe fire, so he studies at the Dragon School. He is desperate to impress his teacher and win a golden star, but he is prone to accidents and he has to be helped by a kind young girl who patches up his bumps and bruises.
Difficult scenes
Several scenes show Zog learning to fly, roar, and breathe fire, and he often gets things wrong with tumbles or minor bumps. These moments are played for comedy, with no graphic injury, but a very sensitive child may still react to the noise, the repeated clumsiness, or the impressive size of the dragon. The story includes the traditional exercise where a dragon is supposed to capture a princess, which may cause a brief moment of worry for younger viewers who take the situation literally. The scene is handled very gently and quickly shifts away from any real sense of danger, but the idea of abduction may still be worth briefly explaining before or after watching.