The Dog, the General, and the Birds (2003)

A long time ago, a young Russian general chose to sacrifice hundreds of birds to burn Moscow and save his motherland from the troops of Napoleon. For this feat, he was hailed as a hero by the people of Russia but regarded an executioner by the winged creatures. Now fifty years older the aging general leads a drab life. To make matters worse, the descendants of the sacrificed birds keep attacking him. One day however a meets an engaging little dog who soon becomes his faithful companion. Both friends decide to break the curse plaguing the general's life : they start militating for all the caged birds of Russia to be set free.

Released

2003-05-15

Genres

Animation

Runtime

75 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Tonino Guerra, Francis Nielsen

TMDB rating

6.2/10 from 16 votes