The Living Forest

2003 1h 23m GL

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5.6

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★5.6TMDB · 28★5IMDB · 645

AnimationFamilyFantasy

Synopsis

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Each day when the humans leave Cecebre Forest, its transforms into a magical place where plants and creatures come alive in wonderful ways. Trouble strikes on the day that men in hard hats plant a long, hard, cold telephone pole in the middle of the forest. The forest is in disarray and Furi, a friendly mole, finds that his friend Linda is missing along with an entire mole colony! The forest creatures join Furi on his quest to find the moles, proving that friendship can overcome any obstacle.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nacho Aldeguer
Furi (voice)
Mar Bordallo
Linda (voice)
Claudio Rodríguez
Carballo (voice)
Juan Miguel Cuesta
Piñeiro (voice)
Javier Franquelo
Eucalipto (voice)
Rafael Azcárraga
Rosendo, Cuscús - and others (voice)
Lucía Esteban
Sra. D'Abondo (voice)
María Teresa Neila
Sabela (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Angel de la Cruz
Writers: Angel de la Cruz, Manuel Cristóbal, Angel de la Cruz
Languages: Galician, Spanish
Countries: Spain

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 13% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Galician, Spanish.

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AWARDS

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Part of the "El Bosque Animado" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Angel de la Cruz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Nacho Aldeguer and Mar Bordallo and Claudio Rodríguez carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Angel de la Cruz directs. Angel de la Cruz cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Galician, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $3.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Earned back only 13% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
4Released 23 years ago.
5Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Galician, Spanish.
6Part of the "El Bosque Animado" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
7Editor Angel de la Cruz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Nacho Aldeguer and Mar Bordallo and Claudio Rodríguez carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0310790 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Released under 17 different titles around the world.