Viva Carmen

A painterly, music-filled fable that sweeps you into a vibrant yet doomed world, where friendship rallies against fate.

Directed by

Sébastien Laudenbach

Genres

Animation, Music, Drama

Starring

Camélia Jordana, Milo Machado-Graner, Soumaye Bocoum

Overview

1845, Seville, a pulsating town of sailors and small-time crooks. Teenage Salvador, assistant to the gifted knife grinder Antonio, encounters a captivating young gypsy woman, Carmen. Her stunning beauty and independent spirit set the town abuzz, but Antonio's mystical ability to glimpse the future in sharpened blades foretells a tragic fate for Carmen at the hands of a soldier, José. With unwavering resolve, Salvador musters an eclectic band of misfit street kids, led by the spirited Belén, to challenge the unyielding threads of destiny and protect Carmen from inevitable doom.

How it feels

Melancholic, warm, tense and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Fate, friendship, death, identity

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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