Director: Mascha Halberstad
A lake that was never there before, a friend gone without a trace, and a forest suddenly unfamiliar: that's the puzzle waiting for two small heroes at the start of this gentle stop-motion adventure.
What is Fox and Hare Save the Forest about?
Owl is missing, and nobody in the forest saw him go. When Fox and Hare set out to look for him, they stumble on something the woods have never held before: a wide lake that seems to have appeared overnight and keeps climbing higher by the hour. Convinced the two events are connected, the pair rally their neighbors and wade into the rising water, following clues that lead them further from home than either expected. What starts as a simple search turns into a race against the flood itself, testing how far a small community of animal friends will go to bring one of their own back safe.
Cast & crew
The English-language voice cast is led by Dan Skinner and Teresa Gallagher as the title pair, with Rob Rackstraw, Jamie Quinn, and Sarah Madigan filling out the forest's supporting residents. The performances lean warm and unhurried, matching the handmade texture of the stop-motion animation rather than pushing for big comedic beats.
Context & significance
Directed by Mascha Halberstad and produced across Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, the film continues the animation style of the earlier Fox and Hare Help a Bear, aimed squarely at younger viewers and the adults watching alongside them. Its unhurried pacing and puppet-craft visuals place it closer to European family cinema than the fast-cut style common in mainstream animated features.
Where & how to watch
Fox and Hare Save the Forest is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing, ready to watch as soon as you log into a free account. The title page can be browsed without signing in, and K-Time's fully Farsi interface makes it easy for families to find and queue up gentle, dialogue-light stories like this one.