Viva Carmen

Carmen, l'oiseau rebelle

Director

Sébastien Laudenbach

Runtime

91 min

Release date

16 December 2026

Countries

Finland, France, Spain

Language

French

Genres

Animation, Music, Drama, Adventure

1845, Seville, a pulsating town of sailors and small-time crooks. Teenage Salvador, assistant to the gifted knife grinder Antonio, encounters a captivating young gypsy woman, Carmen. Her stunning beauty and independent spirit set the town abuzz, but Antonio's mystical ability to glimpse the future in sharpened blades foretells a tragic fate for Carmen at the hands of a soldier, José. With unwavering resolve, Salvador musters an eclectic band of misfit street kids, led by the spirited Belén, to challenge the unyielding threads of destiny and protect Carmen from inevitable doom.