Raining Cats and Frogs

Raining Cats and Frogs

Year: 2003

Runtime: 90 mins

Language: French

Director: Jacques-Rémy Girerd

AnimationFantasyAdventure

A worldwide flood turns the planet into a raging whirlpool, leaving only a ragtag band of survivors. Guided by Ferdinand, a modern‑day Noah, they battle the storm’s fury, protecting both people and the animals they’ve rescued, including strange rain‑falling cats and frogs. Their desperate trek becomes an epic struggle against nature’s onslaught.

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In a world suddenly turned upside‑down by an unprecedented flood, the sky itself seems to conspire with the water, showering the planet with bewildering rain‑falling cats and frogs. The deluge transforms the earth into a restless whirlpool, leaving only a scattered band of survivors clinging to any piece of land they can find. Amid the chaos, humanity’s fragile hope is reflected in the animals they manage to rescue, creating a strange, almost dream‑like tableau where myth and reality swirl together.

At the heart of this makeshift odyssey is Ferdinand, a weather‑worn sailor whose quiet farm life is abruptly repurposed into a modern‑day Noah’s mission. Together with his steadfast partner Juliette, they oversee a modest hillside homestead that becomes the unlikely launch point for an improvised ark. Their adoptive son Tom and his spirited granddaughter Lili join the effort, each bringing their own blend of curiosity and resilience to a crew that must learn to live on floating timber, turning a humble barn into a precarious sanctuary.

The tone oscillates between the absurd – cats and frogs drifting down like peculiar snow – and the profoundly human, as the group navigates hunger, fear, and the ever‑present roar of the storm. The animals, from timid frogs to fierce predators, are not merely passengers but essential companions, each adding its own voice to the chorus of survival. Together, the humans and beasts forge uneasy alliances, their interactions hinting at both comedy and tension in equal measure.

As the flood persists, the rag‑tag flotilla drifts toward an uncertain horizon, its occupants bound by a shared resolve to protect one another and the strange menagerie they have gathered. The journey promises moments of wonder and hardship alike, inviting viewers to wonder how far cooperation can stretch when the world itself has been turned inside out.

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