A bold adventure that pushes both humans and dialogue out of the frame, Flow is the tale of an intrepid cat who finds friendship and peril as she heads out on a sea-faring odyssey. Forged in a 3D animation style that is entirely sui generis, we follow cat as she forges bonds with other creatures – all imbued with a rare specificity of character, despite never uttering a word – in environments that hint at a post-human world.
Having delighted audiences in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard sidebar as well as Annecy International Film Festival, Flow confirms the promise shown by director Gints Zilbalodis in his debut Away. As with last year’s Robot Dreams, the power of animation to tell universal, emotionally piercing stories about our connections with others is fully on display. A treat not only for cat lovers (who will find themselves utterly charmed), but for anyone who loves to be dazzled by the incredible scope of animation.