Strings

Marionette puppets play the starring roles in this old-school allegory with modern-day applications, a story that parallels the 21st century "War on Terror." When Hal, the son of a dead king, sets out to learn the truth about his father's suicide, his power-hungry Uncle Nezo will do anything to derail him. Blaming the kingdom's problems on a common enemy -- a warring people known as the Zeriths -- helps rally the masses to distraction.