A Town Called Panic (2009)

Original title

Panique au village

Directed by

Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar

Genre

fantasy film, comedy film, adventure film, children's film

Country

France, Luxembourg, Belgium

Runtime

1h 15m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 216 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A town of stop-motion toy characters gets thrown into wild adventures when a giant horse statue appears. The film follows Cowboy, Indian, and their neighbors as they deal with a series of bizarre events that spiral out of control.

whimsicalchaoticenergeticabsurdplayfuloffbeatfast-paced

What happens

A Town Called Panic (French: Panique au village, lit. 'Panic at the Village') is a 2009 stop-motion animated fantasy adventure comedy film directed by Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar from a screenplay co-written by Aubier, Patar, Guillaume Malandrin and Vincent Tavier. The film is based on the French-language Belgian animated series and stars the voices of Aubier, Jeanne Balibar, Nicolas Buysse, Véronique Dumont, Bruce Ellison, Fred Jannin, Bouli Lanners, Patar, Benoît Poelvoorde and David Ricci. The film premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and was the first stop-motion film to be screened at the festival. The film was released theatrically in Belgium on 17 June 2009 by Cinéart and in France on 28 October 2009 by Gébéka Films. The film received generally positive reviews from film critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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