McDull, Kung Fu Kindergarten

Synopsis

Continues the story of McDull, Prince de la Bun

Directed by Yuen Toe, McDull, Prince de la Bun is a 2004 Hong Kong animated film. It continues the narrative of the beloved pig character McDull, chronicling his exploits after My Life as McDull (2001) and before McDull, the Alumni (2006).

In this installment

During an archaeological survey conducted prior to the flooding of the area caused by the construction of the Three Gorges Dam, researchers come upon a roughly fashioned artifact. They determine that it was created by Mak-zi, also known as "McFat," an ancient Chinese thinker credited with numerous inventions that were arguably far too advanced for their era—including an array of electronic gadgets conceived long before electricity was ever harnessed. However, the artifact's crude workmanship leads to its rejection by museums both in China and overseas. Rather than see it destroyed, the relic is placed aboard a barge that drifts endlessly along the Yangtze River. The narrative then turns to Mak-zi's descendant, eighteen generations removed, a Hong Kong kindergartener by the name of McDull (Kwok Kwan Yin).