Birdboy: The Forgotten Children (2015)

Three children decide to leave their homes looking for a better life.

Directors:

Pedro Rivero, Alberto Vázquez

Writers:

Joe Deasy (script adaptation), Pedro Rivero

Stars:

Andrea Alzuri, Eva Ojanguren, Josu Cubero

7 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andrea Alzuri	...	Dinki (voice)
Eva Ojanguren	...	Sandra (voice) (as Eba Ojanguren)
Josu Cubero	...	Zorrito (voice)
Félix Arcarazo	...	Birdman (voice)
Jorge Carrero	...	Falso Padre de Dinki (voice)
Nuria Marín	...	Madre de Dinki / Madre de Zacarías (voice)
Josu Varela	...	Señor Reloggio (voice)
Jon Goiri	...	Zacarías / Pato Hinchable (voice)
Maribel Legarreta	...	Araña (voice)
Iker Diez	...	Loro / Hermano mayor 2 (voice)
Juan Carlos Loriz	...	Hucha / Señor Ratón (voice)
Kepa Cueto	...	Sargento (voice)
Josu Díaz	...	Policía Joven (voice)
Mónica Erdocia	...	Mamá Pájaro / Hermano Pequeño 2 / Pez Hinchable (voice)
Ander Vildósola Gala	...	Hermano Mayor (voice) (as Ander Vildósola)

Storyline

Psiconautas, los Niños Olvidados ("Psychonauts: The Forgotten Children") is an obscure, disturbing and dismal story about Dinki and her friends and school partners Sandra and Zorrito, three children who live in an isolated island in the middle of the sea, ruined after a disaster in the nuclear power plant that devastated the most part of the island. Looking for a better life faraway of the suffocating atmosphere where they live, the three ones escape from their homes with all money they have reunited, trying to arrive to the coast to pay a ship that take them to the nearest continent. At the same time, Birdboy, another child and a junkie prosecuted by the police, tries to evade his capture at the same time that he tries contain the inner demons using drugs to relax him, trapped by horrible nightmares and delusions about black bird monsters. Meanwhile Dinki, Sara and Zorrito travel through the island facing all kind the dangers and discovering the impoverishment of the island and their...

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Plot Keywords:

talking object | hallucination | based on graphic novel | son murders mother | adult animation | 

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Taglines:

Not Everything With a Body is Alive

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Genres:

Animation | Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Basque Films [Spain] GKIDS [United States]

Country:

Spain Japan

Language:

Spanish English

Release Date:

15 December 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Birdboy: The Forgotten Children

Box Office

Budget:

€1,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,849, 17 December 2017, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$38,786, 22 February 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

Abrakan Estudio, Basque Films, Competencia Producciones, La

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Despite to be a major character, Birdboy never talks.

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Goofs

When the Mouse Son complains his feet hurt, he raises his right foot yet shows a left sole.

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Connections

Follows Birdboy (2011)

User Reviews

Very Imaginative

It's hard to watch this film and finish it and think of any other that is similar to it. Truly, a very unique piece of animation that ventures into the horror category in ways films like Coraline (which could be deemed as "animated horror) did not. The voice acting is amazing and expressive, and the animation does so much to really portray this very unique and distinct voice. This is surely a film that needs to be seen and congratulated.