Fantastic Planet 1973

A sublime trip to a fine new world

7.664 / 10   907 vote(s)
PG, NR
Animation Science Fiction

On the planet Ygam, the Draags, extremely technologically and spiritually advanced blue humanoids, consider the tiny Oms, human beings descendants of Terra's inhabitants, as ignorant animals. Those who live in slavery are treated as simple pets and used to entertain Draag children; those who live hidden in the hostile wilderness of the planet are periodically hunted and ruthlessly slaughtered as if they were vermin.

Release Date 1973-12-01
Runtime 1h 12m
Directors René Laloux, Václav Strnad, Boris Baromykin, Lubomír Rejthar
Producers Anatole Dauman, André Valio-Cavaglione, Simon Damiani
Writers René Laloux, René Laloux, Roland Topor, Roland Topor, René Laloux, Stefan Wul

Clearly an acid driven film of the early 70s, yet somehow even better than Yellow Submarine, for example. Is it the origin of the human race? An allegory of our coming destruction brought about by our failure to appreciate our environment? A Buddhist parable? A vegan morality? Take your pick. No matter how you interpret it, the story telling is magnificent. Don't forget to dose first :-)

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