The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is a 2022 British animated short film based on Charlie Mackesy’s illustrated book, celebrated for its gentle, philosophical story about friendship, kindness, and self-acceptance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9967113 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Context triple: [95th Academy Awards, bestAnimatedShortFilmWinner, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse]
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A.
The Hedgehog
The Hedgehog is the nickname of Ron Jeremy, a notorious American adult film actor known for his prolific career and distinctive appearance.
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B.
The BFG
The BFG is a beloved children's fantasy novel by Roald Dahl about a kind-hearted giant who befriends a young orphan girl and together they try to stop man-eating giants.
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C.
All the Birds in the Sky
All the Birds in the Sky is a genre-blending science fiction and fantasy novel that follows a witch and a tech genius whose intertwined destinies may determine the fate of a near-future, climate-ravaged Earth.
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D.
Klara and the Sun
Klara and the Sun is a dystopian science fiction novel by Kazuo Ishiguro that explores artificial intelligence, love, and what it means to be human through the perspective of an artificial friend.
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E.
The Magician’s Elephant
The Magician’s Elephant is a 2023 animated fantasy film based on Kate DiCamillo’s novel, following a boy who believes a magical elephant can help him find his long-lost sister.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Target entity description: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is a 2022 British animated short film based on Charlie Mackesy’s illustrated book, celebrated for its gentle, philosophical story about friendship, kindness, and self-acceptance.
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A.
The Hedgehog
The Hedgehog is the nickname of Ron Jeremy, a notorious American adult film actor known for his prolific career and distinctive appearance.
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B.
The BFG
The BFG is a beloved children's fantasy novel by Roald Dahl about a kind-hearted giant who befriends a young orphan girl and together they try to stop man-eating giants.
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C.
All the Birds in the Sky
All the Birds in the Sky is a genre-blending science fiction and fantasy novel that follows a witch and a tech genius whose intertwined destinies may determine the fate of a near-future, climate-ravaged Earth.
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D.
Klara and the Sun
Klara and the Sun is a dystopian science fiction novel by Kazuo Ishiguro that explores artificial intelligence, love, and what it means to be human through the perspective of an artificial friend.
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E.
The Magician’s Elephant
The Magician’s Elephant is a 2023 animated fantasy film based on Kate DiCamillo’s novel, following a boy who believes a magical elephant can help him find his long-lost sister.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British film
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animated short film ⓘ |
| academyAwardsEdition | 95th Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| animationStudio |
Apple Studios
NERFINISHED
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BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ Bad Robot Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ NoneMore Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Charlie Mackesy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2023 ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director |
Charlie Mackesy
NERFINISHED
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Peter Baynton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Apple TV+
NERFINISHED
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BBC One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOn | BBC One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
family film
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fantasy film ⓘ philosophical film ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
the Boy
NERFINISHED
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the Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ the Horse NERFINISHED ⓘ the Mole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
friendship
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kindness ⓘ self-acceptance ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Cara Speller
NERFINISHED
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Hannah Minghella NERFINISHED ⓘ J. J. Abrams NERFINISHED ⓘ Woody Harrelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 25 December 2022 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2022 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 34 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Charlie Mackesy
NERFINISHED
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Jon Croker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| streamingReleaseOn | Apple TV+ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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family ⓘ |
| theme |
compassion
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emotional resilience ⓘ hope ⓘ |
| voiceCast |
Gabriel Byrne
NERFINISHED
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Idris Elba NERFINISHED ⓘ Jude Coward Nicoll NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Hollander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Description of subject: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is a 2022 British animated short film based on Charlie Mackesy’s illustrated book, celebrated for its gentle, philosophical story about friendship, kindness, and self-acceptance.
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