Speckles: The Tarbosaurus

Speckles: The Tarbosaurus

Directed by Han Sang-ho

Produced by Korea Educational Broadcasting System (EBS)

201288 min6.4 / 10

An animated adventure following a young dinosaur's journey from separation and survival to companionship and family, balancing playful wonder with genuine peril and loss.

The story is set 70 million years ago, when dinosaurs ruled the Korean Peninsula the same way they ruled the rest of the earth. Spotty is a curious and playful Tarbosaurus child, and along with his mother and siblings, he lives happily in the forest. One day the cunning One-eye, an older Tyrannosaur looking for a new home, attacks Spotty’s herd and separates Spotty from his family. Alone, he befriends another lost girl Tarbosaur who becomes his friend and constant companion for two decades and the mother of his own children. But Spotty’s troubles with One-eye are not over, and revenge, death, fear, and sadness are all in Spotty’s future―as is happiness and hope.

Questions people ask

  • Is Speckles: The Tarbosaurus easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is Speckles: The Tarbosaurus sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does Speckles: The Tarbosaurus end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Speckles: The Tarbosaurus violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.

  • Is Speckles: The Tarbosaurus scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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