A breathtaking magical adventure about wolves turns out to be one of last year's best films.

Come and howl with the wolves.

Understandably somewhat in the shadows of Pixar, Disney and Studio Ghibli, the Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon has been building an impressive oeuvre in recent years, with a triumphant folkloristic trilogy consisting of The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea, and - now - Wolfwalkers. This emotional masterpiece is set in Kilkenny in 1650, during the English colonization of Ireland. The townspeople's greatest fear? The wolves that lurk in the forest. That is why Bill, the town's hunter, does not want his daughter Robyn anywhere near the forest. But one day Robyn goes into the woods and meets the extraordinary girl Mebh, who turns out to be a 'Wolfwalker'.

Wolfwalkers combines the wonder, the art and the visual grandeur of all other Cartoon Saloon productions. With their unique, sometimes crude animation style - which include split screens, cut-outs and alienating perspectives - Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart have succeeded in making one the most impressive films of the past year. 

In the presence of director Tomm Moore. With a Q&A after the screening.

This program screened as part of Kaboom Animation Festival 2022

Showing in this program

Wolfwalkers

• Tomm Moore / Ross Stewart
• Ireland / Luxembourg / France, 2020
• 103 min.

Sven: Combineert het wonderlijke, het artistieke, avontuurlijke en de visuele grandeur van alle andere Cartoon Saloon-producties: The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea en The Breadwinner. Tomm Moore en Ross Stewart zijn erin geslaagd een folkloristisch meesterwerk te maken met hun unieke, soms ruwe stijl. Zonder twijfel de meest indrukwekkende animatiefilm van het jaar, dat doet denken aan het beste werk van Studio Ghibli.