Rent Flow (2024)
3.8 of 5 from 196 ratings
1h 22min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- When a flood of biblical proportions washes its home away, a solitary cat must seek refuge with a motley crew of animals (including a dog, a capybara, a lemur and a secretarybird), who gradually learn to get along in this endearing, Oscar-nominated animation.
- Directors:
- Gints Zilbalodis
- Producers:
- Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens, Gregory Zalcman
- Writers:
- Gints Zilbalodis, Matiss Kaza, Ron Dyens
- Others:
- Matiss Kaža
- Aka:
- Straume
- Studio:
- Curzon / Artificial Eye
- Genres:
- Anime & Animation, Children & Family
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 30/06/2025
- Run Time:
- 85 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, English LPCM Stereo, No Dialogue
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.00:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Aqua - Short film (2012)
- Priorities - Short film (2014)
- Interactive Quiz
- Animatic version of 'Flow'
- Q&A with Gints Zilbalodis
- Blender Masterclass
- Behind the scenes documentary
- Trailers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 30/06/2025
- Run Time:
- 85 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, English LPCM Stereo, No Dialogue
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.00:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
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Reviews (8) of Flow
Immersive and utterly captivating - Flow review by AER
Wonderful, moving and completely involving, FLOW is destined to be one of the best cinema releases of 2025. I was hooked from the first secong of this gorgeous film aobut a lone balck cat at the end of the world when the oceans rise. 10 out of 10 out of 10....!
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Heart warming - Flow review by HM
Lovely animation about a cat coping with a biblical flood and meeting other creatures along the way. Children and adults will enjoy I am sure. An antidote to the sometimes sugary Disney stuff but in keeping with the romance and quality of Japanese Ghibli at its best! Much recommended.
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Whilst it's ingenuity & creativity with it's small budget is admiral, overall a fairly average film - Flow review by Timmy B
Flow was a film which, from the second I heard about it, was garlanded with praise and 5-star reviews. It was called a masterpiece, with praise especially for the fact it was created by a small team of Latvian, Belgian & French animators with a minimal budget on free-to-use software. This was then solidified when it won the Oscar for Best Animated Film. After seeing all of these achievements, as well as always being interested in small-budget films, I rented it. And whilst I absolutely give it credit for its storytelling, it is by no means the home run which it has been portrayed as.
Flow (which has no dialogue, features no humans and only has the noises of the animals portrayed,) follows a black cat who lives a basic and easy life within the forest. It has a warm bed to sleep on at night and, despite us never glimpsing its owner, seems well-fed and cared for. One day, whilst out walking, it is caught in the middle of a natural disaster and swept away by a catastrophic tsunami which throws the feline together with a number of other animals including a lemur, golden retriever and secretarybird. Despite the clash between them, they end up on a large boat navigating the terrain together.
In terms of originality, there is not much of it to be found here. An animated story featuring a group of animals working together is almost as old as time. There is however good work in showing the audience, through the basic reactions of the animals, the lowering of guards as well as starting to trust and work together. As someone who also loves cats, I felt that the animation captured the attitude of cats well, with our furry protagonist going from playful to angry to scared to curious seamlessly. Music-wise, there is a basic score which compliments the action well.
I think one of the reasons why this film was reviewed & awarded so highly was due to its comments on global warming and rising sea levels. The way this is done, showing the affects on animals, not humans, speaks to a different part of ourselves. And the scenes of the animals fighting against and battling the awesome power of nature are absolutely moving. But for me, it just didn’t have the impact that say The Day After Tomorrow did.
I absolutely give it credit for its simple story, but it is no more than a 3 star film for me.
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