6.2

The Dog, the General, and the Birds

Name: The Dog, the General, and the Birds
Director: Francis Nielsen
Genre: Animation
Released: 2003-05-15T00:00:00.000000Z
Duration: 75 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Michel Elias, Philippe Noiret, François Jerosme, Marie Vincent

(Le Chien, le général et les oiseaux)

20031h 15m

Animation

Overview

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.