Director: Pedro Solís, Juan Jesús García Galocha
A pair of Irish orphans ride the rails across a mythic American frontier in this hand-crafted animated adventure from Spain.
What is Buffalo Kids about?
Set against a sweeping frontier backdrop, the story follows two young siblings who have lost everything and now depend on each other to survive. Boarding a train heading west, they cross paths with drifters, outlaws, and a few unexpected allies along the winding tracks. Somewhere in the chaos of the journey, they befriend a creature unlike anything they have known, one that becomes both protector and companion as the miles pass. What begins as a desperate search for shelter turns into something larger: a test of courage, trust, and the stubborn hope that a family can be built from strangers. The children face bandits eager to exploit their vulnerability and landscapes that seem indifferent to their fate, yet neither obstacle breaks their resolve. Told through richly textured stop-motion-style animation, the film leans into classic Western imagery, dusty towns, wide-open plains, showdowns at sunset, while keeping its emotional core centered on childhood resilience.
Cast & crew
The voice ensemble includes Mia Pérez Ullod and Jaume Solà, alongside veteran Spanish dubbing artist Alfonso Vallés, whose distinctive delivery has long been recognizable to Spanish-language audiences. Directors Pedro Solís and Juan Jesús García Galocha bring a background in stop-motion and visual effects to the project, evident in the film's tactile, textured character designs.
Context & significance
Produced in Spain, the film folds Western genre staples, train heists, frontier towns, into a family-friendly framework rarely explored in animation from the region. Its 2024 release places it among a small wave of European animated features aiming for international festival and streaming exposure, distinguishing itself with a visual style that favors handmade texture over glossy computer rendering.
Where & how to watch
The film streams with Persian dubbing on K-Time, making it easy for younger viewers and Farsi-speaking families to follow the adventure without subtitles. Reading this page requires nothing, but watching the full feature calls for a free K-Time account login, part of a Persian-first streaming experience built for the diaspora.