The Ugly Duckling and Me!

The Ugly Duckling and Me! (Danish: Den grimme ælling og mig, French: Le vilain petit canard et moi) is a 2006 Danish-British-French animated film directed by Michael Hegner and Karsten Kiilerich.[1] Intended for a family audience, it is a modern adaptation of the 1843 fairy tale "The Ugly Duckling" by Hans Christian Andersen. The Yorkshire Post described it as a "feel good" film for family audiences.[2] It also won an award at the China International Cartoon and Digital Art Festival. The film initially premiered in Denmark on October 6, 2006.

The Ugly Duckling and Me!
Directed by
Written by
  • Mark Hodkinson
  • Karsten Kiilerich
  • Michael Hegner
Based on"The Ugly Duckling"
by Hans Christian Andersen
Edited by
  • Thorbjørn Christoffersen
  • Virgil Kastrup
  • Per Risager
Music byJacob Groth
Production
company
Distributed by
  • Magma Films
  • M6 Films
  • Futurikon
Release dates
  • 8 September 2006 (2006-09-08) (TIFF)
  • 6 October 2006 (2006-10-06) (Denmark)
  • 14 February 2007 (2007-02-14) (France)
  • 8 February 2008 (2008-02-08) (United Kingdom)
  • 23 June 2009 (2009-06-23) (England)
Running time
90 minutes
Countries
  • Denmark
  • United Kingdom
  • France
Languages
  • Danish
  • English
  • French

The film is based on a television series of the same name.[3] The series chronicles the adventures of a swan named Ugly and his adoptive father, a rat named Ratso.

References
  1. Summary at Starpulse
  2. Smith, Damon. "Review, The Ugly Duckling and Me!" The Yorkshire Post. 8 February 2008 Online. 23 June 2009.
  3. Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 45. ISBN 9781476672939.
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