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  • 2013
  • TV-PG
  • StudioCanal
  • 1 h 22 m
  • 2013
  • TV-PG
  • StudioCanal
  • 1 h 22 m

Summary Buddy is an abandoned young cocker spaniel waiting dejectedly in his cage for a kind, new owner to adopt him. Suddenly, Billy, a little boy whose hair is as red as Buddy's, appears. It's love at first sight and the beginning of a great friendship. But for Billy's parents, this is where the trouble begins. [DistriB Films]

Directed By: Alexandre Charlot, Franck Magnier

Written By: Roba, Alexandre Charlot, Franck Magnier

  • 2013
  • TV-PG
  • StudioCanal
  • 1 h 22 m
  • 2013
  • TV-PG
  • StudioCanal
  • 1 h 22 m

Billy & Buddy

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Summary Buddy is an abandoned young cocker spaniel waiting dejectedly in his cage for a kind, new owner to adopt him. Suddenly, Billy, a little boy whose hair is as red as Buddy's, appears. It's love at first sight and the beginning of a great friendship. But for Billy's parents, this is where the trouble begins. [DistriB Films]

Directed By: Alexandre Charlot, Franck Magnier

Written By: Roba, Alexandre Charlot, Franck Magnier

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Nov 7, 2013
Billy and Buddy manages to maintain the kind of brisk giddiness that many animated films struggle to achieve. But as family fare with a few unsettling Gallic touches, the boy-and-his-dog escapade is an odd fit.
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Nov 11, 2013
While the portrait of domestic malaise is occasionally intriguing (and owes much to the original comics), things wind up all-too easily working themselves out in the long run.
By Jordan Mintzer FULL REVIEW
40
Nov 8, 2013
Very young children fluent in French may enjoy the film for its jokes, but anyone old enough to read the subtitles is likely to be unamused.
By Miriam Bale FULL REVIEW
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Nov 5, 2013
Despite a few manic comic episodes, writer-directors Alexandre Charlot and Franck Magnier never again capture the sense of joyous connection that can exist between child and pet.
By Chuck Wilson FULL REVIEW

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Production Company LGM Productions, StudioCanal, TF1 Films Production, Nexus Factory, Bidibul Productions, BNP Paribas, Fortis Film Fund, uFilm, uFund, Canal+, Ciné+, TF1, Télé Monté Carlo (TMC), Fonds National de Soutien à la Production Audiovisuelle du Luxembourg, Région Wallone, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Umedia
Release Date Nov 8, 2013
Duration 1 h 22 m
Rating TV-PG
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