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The Borrowers
UNITED KINGDOM · 2011

The Borrowers

Tom Harper
tiny people survival family adventure resourcefulness human discovery
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Synopsis

Family adventure based on Mary Norton's classic children's books about a race of tiny people who live under the floorboards, resourcefully surviving by borrowing bits and pieces from the large residents who dwell above. After being discovered by 'human beans', borrower Arrietty and her parents are forced to leave their home while attempting to evade the clutches of obsessive scientist Professor Mildeye.

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