Some reviewers have likened it to the lauded 2023 movie Robot Dream and it shares similar emotionally-stirring qualities to fellow Oscars contender The Wild Robot which also investigates the relationship of animals with nature.
It’s only the director’s second feature (his first, Away, was also praised while doing the film festival circuit) and he is quickly adopting a signature style – packing a powerful punch with no-dialogue movies that let swelling soundtracks and vibrant facial expressions do the talking.
Filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis’ heartwarming animated tale, Flow, has made history as Latvia’s first-ever Oscar-nominated movie.
Whatever magic Gints is putting into the movie, it’s clearly working as the film is sweeping Latvia, filling the nation with pride.
And he hopes its mega-success will be enough to help the industry make more films of this ilk, not just for Latvia but the whole independent animation community.
