A 25-minute adaptation of a children's book by Michael Morpurgo, made in 2019 and shown on CBBC. Narrated by Morpurgo himself, it tells the story of a shy young girl named Mimi who discovers a baby dragon in her family's shed and attempts to return it to its mother, the titular Mountain Dragon who lives at the top of the highest peak of the mountain range (implied to be the Swiss Alps) in which Mimi's village is located.
This film provides examples of:
- Accidental Kidnapping: Sort of, it's never explained how the baby dragon ended up in Mimi's family's shed but it is safe to say this is the impression the Mountain Dragon gets when Mimi returns her baby to her, given the interactions between mother and child upon reunion.
- The Baby of the Bunch: Mimi has two older brothers who don't really take much notice of her due to her being The Quiet One.
- Big Brother Bully: Mimi's two older brothers tend to ignore her and laugh at her for her attempts at playing her wooden flute.
- Big Damn Heroes: Young Mimi willingly climbs the highest peak alone, knowing the Mountain Dragon lives there and is capable of causing avalanches if she is pushed too far, just to return a baby dragon to its mother and save her village.
- Break the Cutie: Mimi when she fears her entire village has been wiped out by another avalanche, the Mountain Dragon quickly melts the snow with her fire breath, saving the villagers.
- Breath Weapon: The Mountain Dragon and her baby breathe fire but she mostly relies on her ability to cause avalanches whenever she gets mad.
- Chekhov's Gun: The song Mimi's mother uses to sing her to sleep.
- Chekhov's Skill: Mimi playing her wooden flute, it's clear she's been practicing for a long time as she is able to remember the tune off by heart when she is forced to hum it while pretending to play her flute in order to save herself from the Mountain Dragon's wrath.
- Corner of Woe: Not so much the woe part but Mimi is often seen sitting in a corner by herself playing her wooden flute just to try and get her family to notice her.
- Cute Mute: Mimi hasn't spoken for years due to being The Quiet One.
- The Determinator: Once Mimi finds the baby dragon, she makes it her mission to return it to its mother, even if it means climbing the highest peak near her village on her own.
- Downer Beginning: One of the first things we see is the Mountain Dragon causing an avalanche and the terrified faces of villagers about to be engulfed in snow.
- The Dreaded: The Mountain Dragon is this to the residents of Mimi's village as her wrath usually causes avalanches.
- Foreshadowing: Mimi and the baby dragon almost slide down the mountain while climbing it, in the climax, Mimi slips off the mountain peak and slides all the way back down to the village as it is engulfed by another avalanche.
- Free-Range Children: Mimi fetches firewood for her family alone and later sneaks food for the baby dragon and sets off for the highest peak behind their backs.
- Girlish Pigtails: Mimi has these.
- Glowing Eyes of Doom: The Mountain Dragon has these when Mimi and the baby dragon see her emerging from the shadows.
- Guile Hero: Mimi uses her ability to remember her flute-playing skills off by heart to dissuade the Mountain Dragon from attacking her (or even killing or eating her) to save her own life and singing the song she's been playing throughout the film to prevent a final confrontation between the Mountain Dragon and the villagers, saving the village.
- It's All My Fault: Although she doesn't admit this verbally, Mimi's body language and facial expressions emphasize this when she survives the final avalanche, only to find the entire village completely engulfed in snow.
- Kid Hero: Mimi becomes this by returning the baby dragon to its mother and saving her village.
- Little Stowaway: Mimi finds the baby dragon hiding in her family's shed while fetching firewood.
- Mama Bear: It's safe to say the Mountain Dragon is not happy about being temporarily deprived of her child. Only Mimi's humming saves her from the dragon's wrath.
- The Narrator: Michael Morpurgo.
- Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Mimi fears this to be the case when she slips and slides down the mountain all the way back to her village which is promptly engulfed in another avalanche, completely covering it in snow.
- Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: The above is ultimately averted though as the Mountain Dragon melts the snow with her fire breath, saving the villagers.
- Our Dragons Are Different: This one lives at the top of the highest peak in (what is implied to be) the Swiss Alps and causes avalanches when she gets mad.
- The Quiet One: Mimi can talk but she is so shy that no one ever hears her so she has given up trying.
- Storybook Opening: In the style of a picture book, the first thing we see is a still image of a modern city in winter that then turns into a montage of still images of Mimi's village.
- Suddenly Speaking: Or in Mimi's case, suddenly singing as her song is the only thing preventing a confrontation between the villagers and the Mountain Dragon.
- What the Hell, Hero?: The Mountain Dragon's face says it all when Mimi arrives at her lair to return her baby to her.
