December 13, 2017
January 11, 2019 (United States)
Tall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings (French: Drôles de petites bêtes, lit. 'Funny little animals'), also released as simply Tall Tales, is a 2017 French-language 3D animated adventure film written and directed by Antoon Krings and Arnaud Delalande and written by Christel Gonnard, based on the Funny Little Animals series of children's books by Kring. An international co-production between France and Luxembourg, Tall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings was produced by Onyx Films and Bidibul Productions. It was released in France on 13 December 2017.
Storyline
Apollo the Cricket, a traveling performer, arrives at the village of the Little Bugs and falls into a trap set by Queen Marguerite's cousin, Huguette, who plans on seizing the throne. Caught in the commotion, Apollo ends up being erroneously accused of kidnapping the Queen. In order to prove his innocence, he sets out on a journey to save Queen Marguerite.