Flow
Animation - Latvia, France, Belgium – 84min – 2024
A FILM BY GINTS ZILBALODIS
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The world seems to be coming to an end, teeming with the vestiges of a human presence. Cat is a solitary animal, but as its home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences. In the lonesome boat sailing through mystical overflowed landscapes, they navigate the challenges and dangers of adapting to this new world.
"Completely dialogue free, Flow is a beautifully rendered, allegorical tale of the importance of community in the face of disaster." - Richard Crouse on CTV News
4.5/5 stars "It’s imaginative, innovative and very engrossing." - National Observer
9/10 "Balancing video game-like aesthetics with naturalistic realism, Flow establishes itself as an eco-fable for the digital generation; one less concerned with whisking away the audience than bringing them back to reality." - Exclaim! Magazine
4 stars "The animation is nothing short of amazing." - AfroToronto
“Flow is that rarity, a lovely animation film made with heart and depth of spirit. It is highly recommended." - ClassicalFM
"Flow goes beyond traditional storytelling with animals in animation, and has very little faults in making the animals feel like animals." - CG Magazine
5/5 stars "One isn’t watching Flow because of its lucid dream-like visuals, but may feel that feeling of well-being as everything comes to a united end." - Otaku no Culture
"Flow is a brilliantly animated film about a picaresque journey by a mismatched troupe of animals. It’s tender, heart moving and lovely to watch." - Cultural Mining
"... wordless, gorgeously animated film." - The Joy of Movies