'Flow', an atypical animated film in which not a single word is spoken

I have been watching computer-animated films for many years, since the distant times of Art Futura and Res Fest.

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What was really interesting about those festivals was seeing short films with very original ideas. Some of them led to commercial films on the big screen, such as "Mortal Engines" (2018). After Disney ruined the Pixar studio, I find it increasingly difficult to find worthwhile animated films. I recently saw a really excellent one, "The Wild Robot", and today I bring you another one.

"Flow" (original Latvian title is "Straume") is a film directed by Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis. It is a co-production between Latvia, France and Belgium. This film is collecting many awards and has won the Golden Globe for best animated film, beating films from such powerful studios as Disney, Aardman and DreamWorks. In addition, it has two nominations for the Oscars, for best international film and best animated film.

The film has the characteristic that in 85 minutes not a single word is spoken, since its protagonists are several animals. Fortunately, I have had the privilege of going to see it with Bilbo and Sam, who have acted as interpreters for me (in their own way, of course). I already liked this detail of the film when I saw the advertisement, and the result is fabulous.

Otherwise, the film has an excellent soundtrack, a very good animation style (in this it reminded me quite a bit of "The Wild Robot", it must be said) and a really magnificent set design. It is rarely that I enjoy seeing in detail what appears on the screen in a film so much. In addition, it is a film that children can watch without problems and that does not have any ideological stuff. "Flow" is excellent and I highly recommend it. You can see the official announcement here:

P.S.: don't get up from your seat when the credits start, because after them there is something worth seeing.