The Dog, the General, and the Birds (2003)

A long time ago, a young Russian general chose to sacrifice hundreds of birds to burn Moscow and save his motherland from the troops of Napoleon. For this feat, he was hailed as a hero by the people of Russia but regarded an executioner by the winged creatures. Now fifty years older the aging general leads a drab life. To make matters worse, the descendants of the sacrificed birds keep attacking him. One day however a meets an engaging little dog who soon becomes his faithful companion. Both friends decide to break the curse plaguing the general's life : they start militating for all the caged birds of Russia to be set free.

Released May 15, 2003 75 min 13+

Genres: Animation

Keywords: soundmix.dolby-sr, aspectratio.1-85-1, awards.festival-venice-winner

Production Companies: Canal+, Eurimages, Gam Films, Prima Film, Roissy Films + 4 more, Solaris Film, Téva, RAI, CNC

Country: France
Production Countries: France, Italy
Languages: French