Mary and The Witch's Flower

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BBFC Ratingf-rated FilmMary and The Witch's Flower

CertificateU
Year2017
GenreAnimation, Adventure, Family
Director(s)Hiromasa Yonebayashi
CountryJapan
Running Time1HR 43MINS
Extra InfoEnglish language version before 6pm; subtitled Japanese version after 6pm
SeasonMain Programme

From Academy Award®-nominated Hiromasa Yonebayashi – animator on Studio Ghibli masterpieces Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, and Ponyo, and director of When Marnie Was There and The Secret World of Arrietty – comes a dazzling new animated adventure.

Mary and the Witch’s Flower is about a young girl who discovers a flower that grants magical powers, but only for one night.

Mary is an ordinary young girl stuck in the country with her Great-Aunt Charlotte and seemingly no adventures or friends in sight. She follows a mysterious cat into the nearby forest, where she discovers an old broomstick and the strange Fly-by-Night flower, a rare plant that blossoms only once every seven years and only in that forest. Together the flower and the broomstick whisk Mary above the clouds, and far away to Endor College – a school of magic run by headmistress Madam Mumblechook and the brilliant Doctor Dee. But there are terrible things happening at the school, and when Mary tells a lie, she must risk her life to try to set things right.

Based on Mary Stewart’s 1971 classic children’s book The Little Broomstick, Mary and The Witch’s Flower is an action-packed film full of jaw-dropping imaginative worlds, ingenious characters, and the stirring, heartfelt story of a young girl trying to find a place in the world.

All screenings after 6pm are presented in the original Japanese version with English subtitles.

Afternoon screenings are presented in the English dubbed version featuring the voices of Ruby Barnhill and Academy Award®-winners Kate Winslet and Jim Broadbent.



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