Fun animated eggs a little uncanny

• Published date: 03 December 2022
• Publication title: Mix, The

Directors: Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste and Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste

Cast: Bruno Bichir, Maite Perroni, Carlos Espejel, Angelica Vale, Mayra Rojas, Jesus Ochoa, German Ortega, Freddy Ortega

Rating: (PG) ★★★

If you have a burning desire to find out the state of the Mexico animation industry then Little Eggs: African Rescue (Reading) is just the ticket. I was unaware of the Little Eggs franchise until I was called upon to review it but this is the fourth movie sharing the adventures of Toto (Bruno Bichir), a rooster on a small farm in Mexico and, apparently, the quality of the animation has gone up in leaps and bounds with each film.

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