Birdboy: The Forgotten Children
2015 · 76 min · Director: Pedro Rivero, Alberto Vázquez
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Psiconautas, los Niños Olvidados ("Psychonauts: The Forgotten Children") is an obscure, disturbing and dismal story about Dinki and her friends and school partners Sandra and Zorrito, three children who live in an isolated island in the middle of the sea, ruined after a disaster in the nuclear power plant that devastated the most part of the island. Looking for a better life faraway of the suffocating atmosphere where they live, the three ones escape from their homes with all money they have reunited, trying to arrive to the coast to pay a ship that take them to the nearest continent. At the same time, Birdboy, another child and a junkie prosecuted by the police, tries to evade his capture at the same time that he tries contain the inner demons using drugs to relax him, trapped by horrible nightmares and delusions about black bird monsters. Meanwhile Dinki, Sara and Zorrito travel through the island facing all kind the dangers and discovering the impoverishment of the island and their inhabitants, Birdboy remembers the life with his father (island's lightkeeper) and cares of the last nature resort that he created in secret. Will can Birdboy defeat his inner demons and restore the prosperity of the island with his resort? And will can Dinki, Sara, and Zorrito leave the island before they be too late for them?
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Birdboy: The Forgotten Children (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 30%, Sadness 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Disturbing30%
- Sadness25%
- Anxiety20%
- Empathy15%
- Hope10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Sadness, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Animation, Horror. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Sadness and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Disturbing
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sadness | 67 % | 55 % | 43 % | 53 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Empathy | 64 % | 49 % | 49 % | 49 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Sadness | 63 % | 48 % | 53 % | 50 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Disturbing | 58 % | 42 % | 48 % | 45 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Sadness | 55 % | 36 % | 39 % | 41 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Disturbing | 63 % | 40 % | 41 % | 50 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Sadness | 70 % | 48 % | 52 % | 57 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Disturbing | 78 % | 48 % | 58 % | 66 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Tension | 80 % | 51 % | 61 % | 61 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Sadness | 75 % | 53 % | 63 % | 49 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Tension | 75 % | 50 % | 63 % | 48 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Sadness | 75 % | 57 % | 63 % | 46 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Disturbing | 66 % | 53 % | 48 % | 49 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Disturbing | 64 % | 43 % | 40 % | 55 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 77 % | 45 % | 54 % | 69 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Disturbing | 87 % | 46 % | 66 % | 74 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Empathy | 86 % | 55 % | 74 % | 59 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Sadness | 79 % | 66 % | 69 % | 40 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Sadness | 67 % | 62 % | 53 % | 22 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Birdman (voice)
Falso Padre de Dinki (voice)
Madre de Dinki / Madre Zacarias (voice)
Señor Reloggio (voice)
Zacarías / Pato Hinchable (voice)
Araña (voice)
Loro / Hermano Mayor 2 (voice)
Hucha / Senor Raton (voice)
Sargento (voice)
Policia Joven (voice)
Mama Pajaro / Hermano Pequeno 2 / Pez Hichable (voice)
Hermano Mayor (voice)
Hermano Pequeno (voice)
Rata / Abuson (voice)
Rata / Abuson (voice)
Rata / Abuson (voice)
Rata (voice)
Details
- Directed by
- Pedro Rivero, Alberto Vázquez
- Written by
- Pedro Rivero, Alberto Vázquez
- Type
- Animation
- Released
- 2015
- Runtime
- 76 min
- Country
- Spain
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Disturbing
- Data updated
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