Animated films seem to be as common as live action movies nowadays.  But out of the blue, an immediate classic, brilliant in its own way, appears and transcends animation to just be one of the best films ever made.  The Latvian film, FLOW (2024), happens to be one of those movies.  Winning best Oscar for animated motion picture and nominated for foreign film as well, FLOW finally reached world audiences in Q1 of 2025 after the awards shows ended.

From IMDB:  “Cat is a solitary animal, but as its home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences.”

FLOW is both an adventure film and a post-apocalyptic movie all in one.  Directed by Gints Zilbalodis, and written with co-producer Matiss Kaža, the movie was remarkably done on a budget of only 3.5M Euros, during a time many animated films cross over 150M Euros to make.  Your co-hosts decided to take a look at this fabulous film, give their thoughts, and praise its wonderful story.