The Water Horse film
Angus, a young boy living in Scotland during World War II, has grown more and more reclusive since his father went off to war.
During his solitary search for seashells on the beach one day, Angus finds a mysterious object. Uncertain of its origin, he takes it home, hiding it for safekeeping. But when it hatches overnight, Angus finds himself the proud but puzzled caretaker of a water horse - a strange creature of Scottish legend and lore.
Angus’s new friend has a gentle nature but a ravenous appetite, and Angus affectionately names the creature Crusoe, after the famous castaway. Attempts to keep Crusoe as a pet are foiled by the creature’s rapid growth.
Unable to conceal the creature any longer, Angus selflessly returns the water horse to the loch, unknowingly placing it in danger from those who would see it as a threat. Angus desperately tries to protect the gentle, misunderstood creature - before the ‘secret’ of the loch is revealed to the world.
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