The Day of the Crows

The Day of the Crows

2012 · 90 min · FR · 6.7 (72 votes)
Dir. Jean-Christophe Dessaint · Starring Jean Reno, Lorànt Deutsch, Isabelle Carré, Claude Chabrol, Chantal Neuwirth, Bruno Podalydès · Music Simon Leclerc
Animation

In a cabin of the deep of the forest, a child and his father lead a wild and hard life in utmost isolation. The child grows up fearing and admiring his father, with the ghosts haunting the forest as his only companions. Until the day he discovers the neighbouring village and meets a young girl there, Manon. At her side, he discovers that love exists. From then on he won't cease to search for the place where his father's love for him is hiding.

VIBE

A hauntingly beautiful, dreamlike journey into a child's isolated world. It's a visually stunning, surreal exploration of fear, love, and the search for connection amidst eerie folklore and a harsh, wild existence.

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