PREVIEW: Even Mice Belong In Heaven (PG TBC)

WHO’S IN IT?

Marie Nonnenmacher (Houdini), Vincent de Bouard (Irène), Jérôme Pauwels (Untouchable), Antoine Tomé (Another Day), Boris Relhinger (Asphalt Playground), David Kruger (The Rain Children), Marie Bouvier (Going South), Benoît Allemane (The Magic Snowflake), Alexis Tomassian (One), Antonia de Rendinger (Family is Family), Patricia Marmoras (film debut), Loïc Guingand (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Denisa Grimmová Abrhámová (film debut) and Jan Bubenícek (Murderous Tales), directors; Alice Nellis (Little Girl Blue), writer; Alexandre Charlet ((Un)Lucky), Tomas Janisek (film debut), Marek Jenicek (Scumbag), Vladimír Lhoták (Jenica & Perla), Piotr Szczepanowicz (Jacob, Mimmi and the Talking Dogs) and Grzegorz Waclawek (Kill It and Leave This Town), producers; Krzysztof A. Janczak (Water Boys), composer; Radek Loukota (film debut), cinematographer; Vladimír Barák (The Teacher), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

After an unfortunate accident, a Mouse (Nonnenmacher) and a Fox (de Bouard) – both mortal enemies – end up in Animal Heaven, where they lose their natural instincts and become best friends. However, when they are reborn on Earth in opposite roles, their friendship must find a way to seep through…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The animal afterlife is explored in this gorgeous stop-motion animated feature from the Czech Republic, which speaks to audiences of all ages and all languages.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 1ST OCTOBER 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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