The Day of the Crows (2012)

Original title

Le Jour des Corneilles

Directed by

Jean-Christophe Dessaint

Genre

animation, family, fantasy

Country

France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Canada

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

G

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 82 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boy raised in isolation by his harsh father deep in the forest ventures out into the world for the first time. He meets people who help him and learns unsettling truths about his own past.

darkfairy-talelonelysomberdreamlikeatmosphericemotionalhaunting

What happens

The Day of the Crows (French: Le Jour des corneilles) is a 2012 French-language traditionally animated fantasy film directed by Jean-Christophe Dessaint from a screenplay by Amandine Taffin, based on the eponymous 2004 novel by Québécois writer Jean-François Beauchemin. An international co-production with France, Luxemburg, Belgium and Canada, the film was produced by Finalement, Walking the Dog, Mélusine Productions, Max Films and uFilm. The Day of the Crows was released in Quebec, Canada on 19 October 2012, and in France and Belgium on 24 October. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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