The Dog, the General, and the Birds

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• Genre(s): Animation
• Language(s): Français (French)
• Director(s): Francis Nielsen
• Cast(s): Philippe Noiret, François Jerosme, Marie Vincent, Michel Elias

• Duration: 1h 15min
• Award(s): Rota Soundtrack 2003 (Won) Awards List
• Similar To: No Dogs or Italians Allowed, The Prince and the 108 Demons
• Story:
  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.
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