Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Adventure  •  2015  •  76 min

Birdboy: The Forgotten Children (2015)

Birdboy: The Forgotten Children poster

Birdboy: The Forgotten Children (2015)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Strongly Progressive
Christianity: Negative

Viewer Rating
7.9

Overview

Teenagers Birdboy and Dinki have decided to escape from an island devastated by ecological catastrophe: Birdboy by shutting himself off from the world, Dinki by setting out on a dangerous voyage in the hope that Birdboy will accompany her.


Starring Cast

Andrea Alzuri  •   Eba Ojanguren  •   Josu Cubero


Where to watch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Strong Left
Confidence: High

The film's central thesis explicitly critiques the devastating environmental and social consequences of industrialization and societal neglect, portraying systemic poverty and the marginalization of the vulnerable as direct outcomes.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: Medium

The film features anthropomorphic animal characters, which means human racial or gender diversity in casting is not applicable. Its narrative focuses on universal themes of environmental degradation and societal decay, rather than engaging with specific critiques of traditional human identities or explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

Family Values: Strongly Progressive
Confidence: Medium

The film portrays a world where traditional family structures have collapsed due to societal decay and trauma, depicting abusive or absent biological parents and highlighting the necessity and strength of chosen family bonds among a group of struggling teenagers.

Christianity: Negative
Confidence: High

Christian iconography, such as crosses and a dilapidated church, is present in the film's bleak, post-apocalyptic setting. While a character, Dinky, holds onto a Bible as a personal coping mechanism, the narrative portrays the remnants of the faith as largely ineffective against the overwhelming despair and decay of the world, associating its symbols with ruin and death rather than hope or salvation.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Birdboy: The Forgotten Children does not feature any explicitly identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on the bleak realities of a post-apocalyptic world, focusing on environmental destruction, social decay, and the survival struggles of its young protagonists. LGBTQ+ identity is not a discernible element of the film's plot, character development, or thematic exploration.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'Birdboy: The Forgotten Children' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative centers on the grim realities faced by a group of anthropomorphic animals in a desolate, post-apocalyptic world, exploring themes of trauma, environmental destruction, and the search for hope. Character arcs, such as Dinky's desire to escape her abusive home, are unrelated to gender identity.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: High

The film features female characters like Dinky, Sandra, and Little Fox, who navigate a dangerous, polluted island. Their struggles involve survival and escape from environmental threats or authorities, but they do not engage in or win direct physical combat against male opponents.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is an adaptation of a graphic novel and short film by the same creator. The main characters' genders remain consistent with their original portrayals in the source material, with no instances of a character established as one gender being depicted as another.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is an animated adaptation of a graphic novel by the same creator. The characters are original to this specific universe, and their on-screen portrayal is consistent with their initial depiction in the source material. There are no instances of characters being established as one race in prior canon or history and then depicted as a different race.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High

Not depicted in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.9

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.2
The Movie Database logo
7.4

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
9.4
Metacritic logo
7.6

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