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Ian
“A story that will move us”
82%
Movie
10m
AI Analysis
Ian (2018) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Ian (2018) — a movie tagged as Family and Animation with balanced tone moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Ian was born with cerebral palsy. All he wants is to make friends, although it seems impossible to achieve when discrimination and bullying keep him away from his beloved playground. However, this young boy is determined and won't give up easily. The emotional animated short film shares a story about a boy with a di… Our models also surface themes such as ai, family, and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for families with kids, family viewing, and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~10 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Ian 82% (35 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
Ian was born with cerebral palsy. All he wants is to make friends, although it seems impossible to achieve when discrimination and bullying keep him away from his beloved playground. However, this young boy is determined and won't give up easily. The emotional animated short film shares a story about a boy with a disability called IAN. Ian's mother created IAN foundation to fight against the lack of information and knowledge that often lead people with disabilities to be bullied and isolated. The short Ian rises from the need and goal of this foundation to reach every home with an inclusion message. Sheila, Ian's Foundation founder and works to make society understand that when talking about inclusion there is no time to waste. This award-winning film was written and produced by Gastón Gorali and Oscar winner Juan José Campanella's Buenos Aires-based animation studio took home the top prize at LA Shorts International Film Festival and several major international awards.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2018-12-05
- Runtime
- 10m
- TMDB rating
- 8.2
- TMDB ID
- 567129
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Ian was born with cerebral palsy. All he wants is to make friends, although it seems impossible to achieve when discrimination and bullying keep him away from his beloved playground. However, this ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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