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Unicorn Wars

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It's "Bambi meets Apocalypse Now" in this provocative and strangely beautiful horror comedy from acclaimed filmmaker and illustrator Alberto Vazquez (Birdboy: The Forgotten Children), 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 Aggressive, confident teddy bear Bluet and his sensitive, withdrawn brother Tubby could not be more different.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.
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Critics Consensus

While its humor may strike some as needlessly crude, Unicorn Wars is a visually audacious strike against cultural and military fascism.

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Carlos Aguilar Los Angeles Times 03/10/2023
Even this early in the year, it seems unfathomable that another release could dethrone “Unicorn Wars” as the most uncompromisingly audacious animated film of 2023. Go to Full Review
Katie Rife RogerEbert.com 03/10/2023
3/4
While “Unicorn Wars” undoubtedly indulges [its] impulses—think cartoon genitalia and bears hanging themselves in despair—it thankfully also has more going on. Go to Full Review
Beatrice Loayza New York Times 03/09/2023
“Unicorn Wars” is forcefully provocative, trying too hard to push buttons at the cost of more nuanced explorations of masculinity and power. Go to Full Review
Julian Singleton Cinapse Jul 11
An insane and insanely beautiful movie, one that recognizes that our inner children may be just as sadistic and violent as the most jaded combat veteran. Go to Full Review
Paul Klein FILMHOUNDS Magazine 07/05/2024
3/5
It's not hard to see that this film is aiming for satire of religious hatred and warfare, it's fairly obvious from the opening minutes we're heading in that direction and thanks in no small part to some gorgeous 2D animation the film looks amazing. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 05/13/2023
3.5/4
Employs kiddie-fodder conventions of the “aw, how cute” variety to subversive, startling effect. Go to Full Review
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Juan O @juanolivares Sep 6 La animación es una belleza pero la historia me pareció floja. See more Rachel K 08/22/2024 I believe this movie is just too weird because unicorns are not really evil for as long as they're magical just like the ones in the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic show. See more Isaac N 09/11/2023 ES: Al leer la trama dije que chorrada la vi por las risas y me encantó además de estar acostumbrado a cine de animación española con trama mediocre pero no tiene un aire a Los Ositos Amorosos , tambien tiene un toque gore y una forma de ser una critica a la guerra de la forma más rara pero es muy buena 10/10 EN: When I read the plot I said that it was nonsense, I saw it for the laughs and I loved it, besides being used to Spanish animated films with a mediocre plot but it doesn't have an air of The Care Bears, it also has a touch of gore and a way of being a criticism of war in the strangest way but it's very good See more Mago X 07/06/2023 If you liked this one. Watch the previous movie, birdboy and the forgotten children. Great too and darker See more EmeraldBeast 04/09/2023 I believe Unicorn Wars is a great movie, as it dives into the less 'cute and cuddly' and more to the side of 'what if they weren't for kids' kind of thing. 10/10 movie. See more Antonio A 04/09/2023 Loved this movie, genuinely one of my favorites now. Love the cute art style and the fact that this movie is actually really gory. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis It's "Bambi meets Apocalypse Now" in this provocative and strangely beautiful horror comedy from acclaimed filmmaker and illustrator Alberto Vazquez (Birdboy: The Forgotten Children), 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 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.
Director
Alberto Vázquez
Screenwriter
Alberto Vázquez
Distributor
GKIDS
Genre
Fantasy, Action, Animation, Comedy, Horror
Original Language
European Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 10, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 10, 2023
Runtime
1h 32m
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