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Birthday Boy (2004)

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Manuk’s magnetic bolt

Original classification rating: PG. This clip chosen to be G

Clip description

Manuk (voiced by Joshua Ahn), in anticipation of the coming train, places a steel bolt on the train track and waits for the results. A tank-hauling train passes by, and on examining the now flattened bolt, Manuk sees it has become magnetised.

Curator’s notes

Manuk’s boyish, daring and inventive personality unfolds in this scene, as he takes a risk with the oncoming train and is rewarded with a magnetic bolt, which he will put to good use.