The Day of the Crows

2012 90 min ★ 6.6 Animation, Family, Fantasy

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.

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Cast

Jean Reno

Le père Courge (voice)

Lorànt Deutsch

Le fils Courge (voice)

Isabelle Carré

Manon (voice)

Claude Chabrol

Le docteur (voice)

Chantal Neuwirth

La vieille Ronce (voice)

Bruno Podalydès

L'infirmier / Le vieux Ronce (voice)

Patrick Ligardes

Le sergent / Le vieux à la canne (voice)

Philippe Uchan

Le maire (voice)

Jean-Christophe Laurier

Villageois (voice)

Élodie Huber

La mère (voice)

Details

Director

Jean-Christophe Dessaint

Screenplay

Amandine Taffin

Status

Released

Original Language

FR

Revenue

$473,104

Production

Finalement, Walking The Dog, uFilm, Melusine Productions, Gébéka Films, Vezon Investissements, CNC, Canal+, Ciné+, Film Fund Luxembourg, Téléfilm Canada, SODEC, Cofinova 6, Société Radio-Canada, Cofinova 7, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Région Poitou-Charentes, Département de la Charente, PROCIREP, Angoa-Agicoa, uMedia, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Max Films, La Région Île-de-France

Reviews

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Reno

August 8, 2015

★ 8/10

> When the wild-child meets the world. I have seen a few French animations like 'Eleanor's Secret', 'Zarafa' and others. They were so cute, unlike Hollywood's, these were targeted for the children, but adults can watch them as well. No logic can be expected since it is an animation, it ain't masterpiece either, but a pure fantasy tale and the honest entertainment piece. The plot was loosely bas...