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Surviving in the Wild

DREAMWORKS ANIMATION

The new movie The Wild Robot is about a robot named Roz who is shipwrecked on an island. At first, the animals on the island treat her poorly. But Roz is kind to them. She helps them in times of need, and learns about herself in the process. When Roz is in trouble, the animals work to save her and their home.

Director Christopher Sanders tells TIME for Kids that one of the movie’s major themes is embracing change. “We all need to change our programming at some point to deal with the reality around us,” he says. “Roz arrives, and she has a set of programs that she’s running. . . . She quickly realizes she’s going to have to change those programs if she’s going to succeed and survive.”

The Wild Robot is a nail-biting adventure about love and acceptance. As Sanders says, it reminds viewers of their “great capacity to fight for one another.” The Wild Robot arrives in theaters on September 27.