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Flowanimation

Flow

2024

Gints Zilbalodis

Animation

7.3

8,563

Animation. Adventure

Animation. Adventure

A cat wakes up in a world covered in water, where the entire human race seems to have disappeared. He seeks refuge on a boat with a group of other animals. But getting along with them proves to be an even greater challenge than overcoming his fear of water! Everyone will need to learn to overcome their differences and adapt to this new world they find themselves in.

	Media	Author	Review
		Alex Billington First Showing	"A beautifully-made, deeply cinematic film meant to give audiences an emotional experience and also remind them of the immeasurable importance of friendship (...) Rating: 8 (out of 10)"
		David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"Captivating second feature (...) Told entirely without dialogue, this tale of a cat that evolves from self-preservation to solidarity with a motley crew of other species is something quite special"
		Christian Blauvelt IndieWire	"One of the Most Groundbreaking Animated Films About Nature Since ‘Bambi’"
		Jacob Oller AV Club	"The sentimentality runs as wild as the camera, resulting in moments that might make you wonder what kids are actually going to find (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Steven Scaife Slant	"Gints Zilbalodis’s animated feature is movingly attuned to its characters’ primal instincts (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Peter Debruge Variety	"Radically different from the look or feel of other toons, the hypnotic CG feature follows a group of animals adapting to a waterlogged world"
		Robert Abele Los Angeles Times	"The cat’s journey, which starts with its reflection in a shimmering pond, is the emotional center, but the large, long-legged bird’s story is especially touching, with Miyazaki-like echoes"
		Steve Seigh JoBlo	"The film overflows with metaphor (...) lending to an in-depth conversation about its themes and uncanny ability to hold a mirror to humankind’s compassion in the face of tragedy (...) Rating: 9 (out of 10)"
		Allan Hunter Screendaily	"Technical virtuosity is matched by storytelling vigour and dramatic heft in a film with a ready appeal to ailurophiles and animal lovers of all ages"
		Carlos Aguilar rogerebert.com	"Its narrative clarity makes its fable seem timeless, while innovating and expanding the visual immersion of its medium (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"
		Alison Willmore Vulture	"An Animal Adventure That’s Endearing and a Little Too Pretty"
		Alex Harrison Screen Rant	"'Flow' is all about managing the push-and-pull of distancing and immersion. It feels, at times, like an open-world game (...) Rating: ★★★★★★★★★ (out of 10)"
		John Serba Decider	"Istinctive, beautiful and subtly provocative film"
		Calum Marsh The New York Times	"The animals act like real animals, not like cartoons or humans, and that restraint gives their adventure an authenticity that, in moments of both delight and peril, makes the emotion that much more powerful"
		David Fear Rolling Stone	"For many of us staring down the next four years, the idea that a community can come together to take on the rising tides couldn’t be more welcome or needed"
		Ross Bonaime Collider	"The pleasures of 'Flow' come from the expressiveness of its animals, whose personalities come through so distinctively that, blessed absence of celeb voices aside (...) Rating: ★★★★★★★ (out of 10)"
		Warren Cantrell The Playlist	"An Animated Triumph Of Visual Storytelling That’s Deeply Human (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Davide Abbatescianni Cineuropa	"[It] is the real true hidden gem of this year’s Cannes. It’s a tale focusing on animals, yet is so relatable and 'human' that it’s touching and heart-warming, and it tugs at the heartstrings, for both children and adults alike"
		Noah Berlatsky Chicago Reader	"A heartwarming animal adventure tale that half mourns, half celebrates the extinction of humankind"
		Ty Burr The Washington Post	"A magical, wordless animated adventure"
		Robbie Collin Telegraph	"[It] might be a digital confection, but it’s also open, alive, elemental. In every sense, it’s a breath of fresh air (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Kristy Puchko Mashable	"An animated adventure that is poignant, unique, absolutely gorgeous, and a must-see"
		Ethan Vestby The Film Stage	"If able to recognize the canny bit of emotional manipulation, all the same I must appreciate it still getting me through every nerve-wracking setpiece with a deep level of investment"

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