‘Flow’ movie review: This endearing tale of survival is purr-fect

Pardon the wordplay in the headline. Flow Director: Gints Zilbalodis Runtime: 85 minutes Storyline: A cat has to team up with a set of animals on a boat who are forced to put their differences aside to escape a flood Right off the bat, what catches your eye as you get into the world of Flow is how simple yet elegant the style and design are. At a time when animated films try to look as realistic as possible, or push the boundaries of filmmaking using techniques like stop-motion, Flow, quite literally, takes the genre back to its drawing board. Flow — like flowing water in which smaller fish swim near the surface while some surprises are lurking deeper within — touches upon several themes that leave you pondering. After winning vast critical acclaim, Flow has been selected as Latvia’s submission for both Best Animated Feature and Best International Feature Film.