'Flow,' Latvia's first Oscar-nominated animated film, features a non-verbal storyline where a cat learns to interact with various animals after a flood. Directed by Gints Zilbalodis, the film creatively uses real animal sounds, sometimes recasting characters if original performers didn't fit, exemplified by a baby camel voicing the capybara. Premiering at Cannes in May 2024 and later in the U.S., it has gained acclaim and is set to join the Criterion Collection, reflecting its success and artistic achievements over five years of production.
We used real animal voices in Flow. In most cases this wasn't a problem, except for the capybara. We made a creative decision to offer the role to a baby camel instead.
Flow is a dialogue-less animated feature that follows a previously solitary cat who learns to coexist with others... in the wake of a massive flood.
It's become a critical darling... with those who'd managed to see it in theaters or via digital rental flocking to Zilbalodis's X account.
Almost every animal besides the dog had a friend or two helping out with their lines, particularly when the performers proved less than co-operative.
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