It’s no picnic for these teddy bears… the feature-length animated horror-comedy Unicorn Wars is ready to make its Blu-ray debut this spring. The latest visually striking, provocative and innovative tale from Goya and Annecy Cristal-winning director Alberto Vásquez will be available May 9 from GKIDS, with distribution by Shout! Factory.
Described as “Bambi meets Apocalypse Now,” the critically acclaimed film explores the darkness of religious zealotry and military fascism by the light of a kids’ cartoon’s hyper-saturated color palette and playtime creatures. Unicorn Wars won the Goya Award for best animated feature and screened in competition at Annecy, Ottawa, BFI London, Animation Is Film, Fantastic Fest, Sitges and other festivals.
Pre-orders are now open at shoutfactory.com and gkids.com/store.
Synopsis: For ages, teddy bears have been locked in an ancestral war against their sworn enemy, the unicorns, with the promise that victory will complete the prophecy and usher in a new era. Aggressive, confident teddy bear Bluet and his sensitive, withdrawn brother Tubby could not be more different. As the rigors and humiliation of teddy bear bootcamp turn to the psychedelic horrors of a combat tour in the Magic Forest, their complicated history and increasingly strained relationship will come to determine the fate of the entire war.
Bonus Features:
- Interview with the director Alberto Vásquez
- “Working in Blender” featurette
- Feature-length animatic
- Trailer
