Set in the fictional European country of Norvenia in the late-19th century, the film tells the story of Eggs, a human boy raised by trash-collecting trolls, known as "Boxtrolls", as he attempts to save them from Archibald Penelope Snatcher, a pest exterminator.

The Boxtrolls: Directed by Graham Annable, Anthony Stacchi. With Steve Blum, Dee Bradley Baker, Max Mitchell, Ben Kingsley. A young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator.

When evil Archibald Snatcher decides to capture the Boxtrolls – lovable, box-wearing creatures – it’s up to Eggs and his friend Winnie to same them.

Apr 7, 2015 · Composed by Dario Marianelli, and featuring songs by Loch Lomond, the soundtrack perfectly captures the whimsical & frantic energy of the fictional world of Cheesebridge, where a human boy raised by trash-collecting trolls must stop a sinister exterminator from his selfish campaign to rid the town of the titular scavengers.

With The Boxtrolls, LAIKA tackles its first period piece as well as its first creature-oriented tale about an orphan boy raised underground by cave-dwelling trash collectors. By combining handmade artistry with new technologies like 3D printing, the studio behind Coraline and ParaNorman has revitalised the 100-year-old genre.

The Boxtrolls is Laika's third feature film after Coraline and ParaNorman, and was released on September 26, 2014. In the fictional town of Cheesebridge, Norvenia during the Victorian era, rumors abound that subterranean trolls known as Boxtrolls for …

An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.

In "The Boxtrolls," old-fashioned stop-motion animation is combined with new-style 3-D cinematography to charming effect. Directors Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi have …