Birdboy: The Forgotten Children (2015) Psiconautas, los niños olvidados
Birdboy: The Forgotten Children (2015)
WEB-Dl 1080p | MP4 | 1912x1008 | x264 @ 4736 Kbps | 75 min | 2,85 Gb
Audio: English AAC 2.0 @ 127 Kbps; Spanish AC3/AAC 5.1/2.0 @ 384/126 Kbps
Subtitles: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Horror
WEB-Dl 1080p | MP4 | 1912x1008 | x264 @ 4736 Kbps | 75 min | 2,85 Gb
Audio: English AAC 2.0 @ 127 Kbps; Spanish AC3/AAC 5.1/2.0 @ 384/126 Kbps
Subtitles: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Horror
Directors: Pedro Rivero, Alberto Vázquez
Writers: Joe Deasy (script adaptation), Pedro Rivero
Stars: Andrea Alzuri, Eva Ojanguren, Josu Cubero
There is light and beauty, even in the darkest of worlds. Stranded on an island in a post-apocalyptic world, teenager Dinky and her friends hatch a dangerous plan to escape in the hope of finding a better life. Meanwhile, her old friend Birdboy has shut himself off from the world, pursued by the police and haunted by demon tormentors. But unbeknownst to anyone, he contains a secret inside him that could change the world forever. Based on a graphic novel and short film by co-director Alberto Vázquez and winner of the Goya Award for Best Animated Feature (where Vázquez won Best Animated Short Film in the same year), Birdboy: The Forgotten Children is a darkly comic, beautiful and haunting tale of coming of age in a world gone to ruin.
IMDB - 7 wins
I recently was lucky to grab a seat in it's limited English release in NYC and I'm very glad I went out of my way to watch it. NYC theaters are loud and responsive, it spoke well of this film that the audience grew quiet and attentive 20 minutes in. While the film has it's comedy and of course features solely animated animals, it reaches amazing depths and tells a fully entertaining and visually captivating story. There is nothing immature or young about this film. The animation is wonderful and feels wholly original without shoving style into your face. The writing is superb and crisp, never feeling heavy handed nor childish. Each character has its own story, even if you don't get to see it, you feel their story through their design and dialogue. I was amazed to learn this was the two directors first feature length film, and while it is based on Vasquez's own comic (which explains their talent in story telling and character development) the ability to translate the story to a fully engaging film. I'm very excited to see what comes out of this team in the future.
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Birdboy: The Forgotten Children (2015) Psiconautas, los niños olvidados
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