“They're not bad. They're just born that way.”
In a present-day kingdom, the teenage son of King Adam and Queen Belle offers a path toward redemption to the children of some of Disney’s most notorious villains. Mal, Evie, Carlos and Jay are given a chance to step beyond the reputations that define them and enter a new life among their peers. The story follows their uneasy place between inherited badness and the possibility of choosing something different.
The film was released in 2015 and runs 112 minutes. It was made in Japan and the United States, and it blends fantasy, adventure, comedy, family and music into a TV movie format. The central group includes Mal, Evie, Carlos and Jay, whose actions in the kingdom reflect the pressure of living up to family names while being offered a different future.
Set in a cheerful, whimsical fairy-tale world, the film uses magic and school life to frame questions about identity and belonging. Its tone stays bright and playful even as it deals with the pull between legacy and self-invention. The result is a lively coming-of-age story with a romantic and musical spirit.
The film was released in 2015 and runs 112 minutes. It was made in Japan and the United States, and it blends fantasy, adventure, comedy, family and music into a TV movie format. The central group includes Mal, Evie, Carlos and Jay, whose actions in the kingdom reflect the pressure of living up to family names while being offered a different future.
Set in a cheerful, whimsical fairy-tale world, the film uses magic and school life to frame questions about identity and belonging. Its tone stays bright and playful even as it deals with the pull between legacy and self-invention. The result is a lively coming-of-age story with a romantic and musical spirit.
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7.2 / 10