Neil Boyle & Kirk Hendry’s animated feature film ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’, based on the best-selling novel by Michael Morpurgo, is released in UK cinemas on the 2nd August.

Stuart Hancock composed the original score and won Best Music in the British Animation Awards.

“The hand-drawn animated feature follows the epic adventure of Michael, a young boy who sets off with his family on the sailing trip of a lifetime. Excitement turns to terror when a violent storm erupts, and Michael and his dog, Stella, are swept overboard. They are washed up onto a remote island, frightened and struggling to survive. Michael soon discovers he is not alone when confronted by Kensuke, a mysterious Japanese man who has secretly lived on the island since World War II and is angry at Michael’s arrival. However, when poachers threaten their fragile island paradise and the animals that live there, Michael and Kensuke join forces to save their secret world.”

Voice cast includes BAFTA and Academy Award winner Cillian Murphy, BAFTA-winner and Academy Award-nominee Sally Hawkins, Raffey Cassidy, Aaron MacGregor, as Michael and Academy Award-nominee Ken Watanabe.