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GKIDS presents UNICORN WARS, the latest film from acclaimed filmmaker and illustrator Alberto Vázquez (Birdboy: The Forgotten Children). The technicolor horror-comedy recently won Spain’s Goya Award for Best Animated Feature. The film was previously featured in competition at Annecy, and was an official selection at BFI London, Animation is Film, and Fantastic Fest.
It’s “Bambi meets Apocalypse Now” in this provocative and strangely beautiful horror comedy from the auteur filmmaker, who uses its outrageous candy-colored premise to explore religious zealotry, the tortured legacies of military fascism, and the depths of the soul.
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 Aggressive, confident teddy bear Bluey and his sensitive, withdrawn brother Tubby could not be more different. As the rigors and humiliation of teddy bear boot camp turn to the psychedelic horrors of a combat tour in the Magic Forest, their complicated history and increasingly strained relationship will determine the fate of the entire war. Not Rated. Running time: 92 minutes
Starting Monday, March 6th, Alamo Drafthouse will preview UNICORN WARS in the following cities:
- Los Angeles, CA | Alamo Drafthouse Los Angeles
- San Francisco, CA | Alamo Drafthouse New Mission
- Denver, CO | Alamo Drafthouse Sloans Lake
- Chicago, IL | Alamo Drafthouse Wrigleyville
- Raleigh, NC | Alamo Drafthouse Raleigh
- New York, NY | Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan
- Austin, TX | Alamo Mueller 6
- San Antonio, TX | Alamo Drafthouse Park North
- Commerce, CA | Commerce 14
- San Francisco, CA | The Roxie
- Santa Ana, CA | The Frida Cinema
- Jacksonville, FL | Sun-Ray Cinema
- Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Coral Gables Art Cinema
- Detroit, MI | Emagine Canton 19 + Super EMAX
- Detroit, MI | Emagine Rochester Hills 13 + EMAX
- Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | Emagine Eagan 15 + EMAX
- Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | Emagine Willow Creek 12
- Akron, OH | The Nightlight Cinema
- Columbus, OH | Gateway Film Center
- Emmaus, PA | Emmaus Theatre