1988 · documentary · latvian
The Roundabout
Directed by Dave Borthwick, Jean Duval, Frank Passingham1h 25m1988
A shaggy, candy-loving puppy named Dougal along with a group of friends embarks on a dangerous journey in an effort to imprison their oppressor -- the evil ice sorcerer ZeeBad (Zebedee's evil twin). As the world is placed in mortal danger Zeebad who wants to turn the world to ice. Doogal and his friends must recover 3 diamonds that are needed to stop him.
Our read: The Roundabout (1988) reads as a sombre, measured, grounded documentary · latvian entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, measured, measured documentary / latvian, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- sombre
- measured
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