

Animation · Family
The Day of the Crows
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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Top 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)
Directed by
Jean-Christophe Dessaint
Production
Walking The Dog
uFilm
Melusine Productions
Gébéka FilmsVezon Investissements
CNC
Canal+
Ciné+
Film Fund Luxembourg
Téléfilm Canada
SODECCofinova 6
Société Radio-CanadaCofinova 7
MEDIA Programme of the European Union
Région Poitou-CharentesDépartement de la Charente
PROCIREP
Angoa-Agicoa
uMedia
Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Max Films
La Région Île-de-FranceReviews
Reno
8/108/8/2015
> 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 based on the French children's book of the same name and a feature film debut for the director. Obviously a low budget film, but nothing short to be a high quality flick. This was not a movie with the beautiful character models like from the Disney fairytales, but they were adorable and enjoyable by the portrayal. That's what I always like in the European animations. Technically sounds good, but t
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