Weekends

2/14/2026

This is another animated feature where the location and personalities themselves matter much less than the underlying philosophy. It presents a series of often quite emotionally-charged stories as seen through the eyes of a lad who come rain or shine leaves his mother’s home on a Friday night, gets into his dad’s car, and then they have some weekend adventures. Some of those are exciting, some more mundane, whilst meantime we learn a little of the ups and downs of the familial backstory that led us to this point. This engaging hand-drawn animation is quite a cleverly crafted piece of work that shows clearly the impact on children of a “broken” family. Aside from using the human characters, it also incorporates seasonal weather to help illustrate the emotional turmoil that prevails in their