2016 · animation · action · adventure
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero
Directed by Ayman Jamal, Khurram H. Alavi1h 49m2016
A thousand years ago, one boy with a dream of becoming a great warrior is abducted with his sister and taken to a land far away from home. Thrown into a world where greed and injustice rule all, Bilal finds the courage to raise his voice and make a change. Inspired by true events, this is a story of a real hero who earned his remembrance in time and history.
Our read: Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (2016) reads as a neutral, kinetic, grounded animation · action · adventure entry — measured in intensity, epic-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Neutral, kinetic, measured animation / action, grounded in texture. Redemptive, epic, tender.
- brisk
- redemptive
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