The Present (2014) on Netflix
Jake, twelve, would rather play a shooter game indoors than go outside. His mother brings home a box with a present: an energetic puppy missing most of one front leg.
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Plot summary
Jake is twelve and would rather stay indoors. He sits in a darkened living room with the blinds closed, playing a shooter game, when his mother walks in carrying a box and tells him it holds a present for him. She heads upstairs to take a phone call. Jake opens the box and finds an energetic young puppy inside. At first he is pleased, but then he notices that the puppy's left front leg is almost entirely missing and pushes the animal away. The puppy is not discouraged. It discovers a red rubber ball beneath a cabinet and carries it over, offering to play. Jake kicks the ball out of reach, and the puppy runs after it.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Present (2014)
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- As a result of the film's success, Frey and Kranzler moved to the United States and were hired at Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar respectively; Frey later worked on Zootopia and Moana, while Kranzler worked on Finding Dory, Cars 3 and Coco.
- The short film was screened at 293 different film festivals and has won 81 accolades from all film festivals.
