Beyond Beyond

Jonah is a little rabbit boy whose life is torn apart when his beloved mother is taken away by the Feather King to the afterlife after she develops a bad cough. Unwilling to accept that his mother is gone, Jonah plots to travel to the other side and bring her back. He finally gains his chance when an old dog Bill gives Jonah his ticket to the afterlife.

Variety wrote that the creative team behind Beyond Beyond "invent an elaborate mythology around an impressive figure called the Feather King, who guards the realm where Johan, the little rabbit boy, must venture, though the trip proves too dark and complicated for family crowds, limiting export prospects."^[4] Common Sense Media also commented upon the film's themes and expressed concern that they might be too dark for younger audiences.^[5] Dove marked Beyond Beyond with their "Family Approved" seal and wrote that it was "a charming little story about the loss of a loved one and how that loss effects others."^[6]

The SVT Nyheter Norrbotten praised the movie's 3D environment and compared it to works by Hayao Miyazaki, but also felt that the film's premise was too confusing.^[7]