Films with Study Guide Available
- 6:1, Russia, 2018
- 9.58, France, 2017
- About the Birds and the Bees, Finland, 2016
- Alike, Spain, 2015
- Among the Thorns, Sweden, 2005
- Angel a Food, Germany, 2007
- Anglerfish, Germany, 2018
- Applesauce, Austria, 2019
- Astrid, Sweden, 2012
- Aube, Belgium, 2019
- Baluba Runa, Norway, 2007
- BANGO VASSIL , Bulgaria, Germany, 2016
- Behind the Curtain, Finland, 2013
- Bicycle Thief, Great Britain, 2018
- Bike Birds, Norway, 2018
- Bird’s wedding, The, Germany, 2017
- bit lost, A, France, 2017
- Black and White, Norway, 2000
- Black Rider, Germany, 1992
- Bob, Germany, 2009
- Bog Hole, Norway, 2018
- Boléro Paprika, France, 2017
- Brazuca , Greece, 2017
- Bui, Iceland, 2016
- Bush, UK, 2018
- Butterfly, Italy, 2019
- Carlotta´s Face, Germany, 2018
- Cat Lake City, Germany, 2019
- Cat's Regret , The, France, Belgium, 2018
- Centipede and the Toad, The, France, 2013
- Chika, the Dog in the Ghetto, Germany, 2016
- Chikara - The Sumo Wrestler's Son, Denmark, 2014
- Children´s World, The, Denmark, 2013
- Christiano´s Shirt, Belgium, 2011
- Close, Germany, 2017
- Cloudy, Czech Repuplic, 2018
- Dario, Germany, 2018
- Dji. Death Sails, Moldova, 2014
- Dragon Hunt, France, 2015
- Duck, Death and the Tulip, Germany, 2010
- Elephant and the Bicycle, The, France, 2014
- Fairytale With A Completely Imagined Ending, A, Germany, 2014
- Fastline - All I knew, France, 2018
- Feet of Menuela Solis Velasquez, The (Just Kids), Netherlands, 2015
- Fest, Germany, 2018
- First Step, The, Belgium, 2018
- Florigami, Croatia, Serbia, 2019
- Fragments, Germany , 2019
- From Here to Immortality, Switzerland, 2013
- Gelato – Seven Summers of Ice Cream Love, Germany, 2017
- Geno, Georgia, Germany, 2017
- Giovanni and the Waterballet, Netherlands, 2014
- Giraffe under the Rain, The, France, Belgium, 2007
- Gruffalo, The, Great Britain, 2009
- Gruffalo´s Child, The, Great Britain, 2012
- Gutter Pirates, Germany, 1993
- Hedgehogs and the City, Latvia, 2012
- Hedgehog´s Home, Canada, Croatia, 2017
- Hello Salaam , Netherlands, 2017
- Here, France, 2017
- Highway Rat, The, UK , 2017
- Home away 3000, France, 2018
- Home sweet Home, France, 2013
- Hunt, The, France, 2017
- I think I have a crush on you, Sweden, 2017
- Ica Nose, Switzerland, 2018
- In a Cage, Switzerland, France, 2016
- In a Nutshell, Switzerland, 2017
- Into the Blue, Croatia, Slovenia, Sweden, 2017
- Island, Germany, 2017
- It´s my turn, Germany, Turkey, 2007
- I´m a girl, Netherlands, 2011
- Jamila, If Only I Could Fly, Denmark, 2013
- Jonas and the Sea, Netherlands, 2015
- Kite, The, Czech Republic / Slovak Republic / Poland , 2019
- Koyaa - Naughty Toy Car, Slovenia, Croatia, 2017
- Lambs, Germany, 2013
- Last Norwegian Troll, The, Norway, 2010
- Last Day of Autumn, The, Switzerland / Belgium / France , 2019
- Light off in the snail house, Germany, 2012
- Link, Germany, 2017
- Listen, Netherlands, 2017
- Little Bird and the Caterpillar, The, Switzerland, 2017
- little Bird and the Leaf, The, Switzerland, 2012
- Little Bird and the Squirrel, The, Switzerland, 2014
- little Fish and the Crocodilel, The, Germany, Congo, 2018
- Little Girl And The Night, The, Switzerland / Belgium / France, 2015
- Little Miss Neukölln, Germany , 2011
- Little Twinkle Smile, Croatia, 2017
- Lolo, Germany, Brasil, 2019
- Lucky Ticket, Russia, 2019
- Magnifying Glass, The, Germany, 2017
- Manolo, Belgium, France, 2017
- Marathon Diary, The, Norway, 2015
- Matches, Ungarn , 2019
- Mitten, The, France, Belgium, 2014
- Mobile, Germany, 2010
- Monster don't exist, Italy, 2017
- Moon Girl, France, 2016
- Mosquito Piecks, The, Germany, 2017
- Mouse with the Mouth, The, Belgium, France, Hungary, Norway, 2008
- Mr Hublot, Luxembourg, France, 2013
- Mum´s hair, Norway, 2017
- My Strange Grandfather, Russia, 2011
- Nest, Germany, 2019
- Never Forget, Netherlands, 2018
- New, Netherlands, 2014
- Nineandahalf's Goodbye, Germany, 2010
- Ninnoc, Netherlands, 2015
- No Matter Who, France, 2015
- November, France, 2016
- On The Roof, Spain, 2015
- Once Upon A Blue Moon , Great Britain, 2015
- One Two Tree, France / Switzerland, 2016
- Papas Boy, Finland, Great Britain, 2010
- Penguin, The, France, 2016
- Pepita & Max, Switzerland, 2016
- Pianists, The, France, 2019
- Piccolo-Concerto, Germany, 2016
- Pinguin, Germany, 2018
- Plankton, UK, 2018
- Post, Germany, 2008
- Princess, Germany, 2017
- Princess´ Painting, The, Germany, 2010
- Purity, Spain, 2018
- PVBLO, France, 2017
- Quiet Things No One Sees, Sweden, USA , 2017
- Rain, Rain, Run Away, France, 2019
- RE:AW:RE:FW, Germany, 2016
- Red Herring, The, Finland, Ireland, 2015
- Red-end and the Factory Plant, Netherlands, Belgium, 2015
- Rising Hope, Germany, 2012
- Rita and Crocodile, Denmark, 2018
- Room on a broom, Great Britain, 2012
- Ruins, France, Belgum , 2017
- Sabaku, Netherlands, 2016
- Sad Heart , UK, Israel, 2019
- Safia´s Summer, Netherlands , 2017
- Samuel the Lions Boy, Germany, , 2017
- Sam’s Dream, France, 2018
- Seagulls, Great Britain, 2014
- Session no. 78, France, UK, 2018
- Si-G, Belgium, 2017
- Sisters, Netherlands, 2018
- Sled, The, Russia, 2016
- Small Spark, France, 2019
- Snowflake, Russia, 2012
- Something About Alex, Netherlands, 2017
- Specky four eyes, France, 2010
- Spotlight on Merna, Netherlands, 2016
- Stick Man, Great Britain, 2015
- Strings, Spain, 2013
- Swiff, France, 2016
- Teeny-Weeny Fox, The, France, Switzerland, Belgium, 2016
- Teofrastus, Estonia, 2018
- Terrific Adventure, A, Spain, 2015
- The summer and all the rest, Netherlands, 2018
- Theory of Sunset, The, Russia, 2017
- Thicket , Polen, 2017
- Thoughts about Love , Finland, 2016
- Tie, The, Belgium, 2014
- Tiribi, Belgium, 2016
- To Pop a Cherry, Sweden, 2018
- Tomte Tummetott and the Fox, Germany, 2007
- Toyland, Germany, 2007
- Train Robbers, Norway, 2019
- Trolltag, Germany, 2013
- Two Trams, Russia, 2016
- Vermine, Denmark, 2018
- Voyagers, France, 2017
- Wake up!, Schweden, 2018
- Weekend Dad, Denmark, 2013
- Welcome to the Sixtinction, Italy, 2018
- When I Hear the Birds Sing, Norway, 2016
- Wolta, Polen, 2017
- World's Middlest Fish, The, Norway, 2017
- Yasmina, France, 2018
- Young Hunters, Netherlands , 2018
- Yulia & Juliet, Netherland, 2018
- Zara and the others - Gorilla brains for dinner, Norway, 2017
- Zawadi, France, Tanzania , 2017
- Zebra, Germany, 2013
- Ziazan, Armenia, Turkey, 2014
- Zombriella, Germany, 2016
Highway Rat, The
English title: Highway Rat, The
Original title: Highway Rat, The
UK , 2017, 25 min.
Director: Jeroen Jaspaert
Production company:
Magic Light Pictures
21 Goodge Street
London, W1T 2PJ
Phone +44 (0)20 7631 1800
office@magiclightpictures.com
Co-producers: BBC One
Age recommendation: 5 years and up
Film genre: Animation
Synopsis:
The flm is the tale of a greedy rat who robs animals along the highway of their food: clover from a rabbit, nuts from a squirrel, a leaf from some ants — he even steals his own horse’s hay! But what the rat really craves is cakes and sugary treats, and it’s his sweet tooth that finally leads him into a sticky situation.
Comments:
Based on the children’s book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.
Festivals:
NY Children´s Film Fest 2018 (awarded)
Children´s Film Fest Munich 2018
Study guide: French
Study guide: German