Story
Freya (Yuina Kuroshima), a young chocolate bunny in the village of Sylvania, is excitedly awaiting the annual Festival of the Stars. But then Freya remembers that her mother’s (Yû Aoi) birthday falls on the day of the Festival! As Freya begins to worry about finding the perfect birthday gift for her mother, it’s announced that she will be the one to choose the tree of the year for the Festival.
Will Freya be able to find both the perfect gift and the best tree of the year before the Festival of Stars?
Themes
Family; community; friendship; self-discovery
Violence
There’s no violence in Sylvanian Families The Movie: A Gift From Freya.
Sexual references
There are no sexual references in Sylvanian Families The Movie: A Gift From Freya, but a male character proposes to a female character.
Alcohol, drugs and other substances
There’s no use of substances in Sylvanian Families The Movie: A Gift From Freya.
Nudity and sexual activity
There’s no nudity and sexual activity in Sylvanian Families The Movie: A Gift From Freya.
Product placement
There’s no direct product placement in Sylvanian Families The Movie: A Gift From Freya, but Sylvanian Families is a well-known and extensive toy brand, and all the characters are famous figurines.
Coarse language
There’s no coarse language in Sylvanian Families The Movie: A Gift From Freya.
Ideas to discuss with your children
Sylvanian Families The Movie: A Gift From Freya is a very sweet, charming movie about family. Although it’s simple and low key, this movie is enjoyable enough for parents to watch with young children.
Sylvanian Families The Movie: A Gift From Freya is best suited to younger children, and it might lack interest for older children. Because the movie has some mild scary scenes, we recommend parental guidance for children aged 5 years and under.
The main messages from Sylvanian Families The Movie: A Gift From Freya are about the importance of love and family. It also emphasises the role of community in helping you tackle problems.
Values in Sylvanian Families The Movie: A Gift From Freya that you could reinforce with their children include kindness, teamwork, community and accountability.
Sylvanian Families The Movie: A Gift From Freya could also give you the chance to talk with your children about real-life issues and questions like the following:
- There are several scenes that show young children using dangerous tools like hammers and hacksaws without supervision. The children are using the tools to make things as a surprise for their parents. You could talk with your children about not using dangerous things without supervision.
- Freya finds herself in a dangerous situation, and her mother remarks that this is quite silly. Freya apologises by making the village an instrument that plays music when it rains. Why is it important for Freya to apologise? What does taking accountability for your actions mean to you?