Unicorn Wars

Local title
Ükssarvikute sõda
Director
Alberto Vázquez
Country
Spain, France
Year
2022
Programme
HÕFF Main Programme
Genre
war film, satirical comedy

Bear brothers Bluey and Tubby enlist in the army to exterminate the mythically hideous unicorns of the magical forest. The blood of the unicorns is said to make the bears’ plushy complexion smooth, soft, and eternally young – which has fueled the race war since time immemorial. But while the generals are whipping up the lust for war, a conflict is also brewing between the two brothers, who are really just yearning for their mother’s love and confirmation.

Alberto Vázquez borrows a deceptive Gummi Bears aesthetic to tell his carnivorously violent war saga with baby-blue rawness and jet-black humour – imagine the sweetly evil offspring if Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket had a teddy love child with Bambi.

Director
Alberto Vázquez
Screenwriter
Alberto Vázquez
Producer
Chelo Loureiro, Iván Miñambres
Editor
Estanis Bañuelos
Composer
Joseba Beristain
Production
UniKo, Gobierno de España, Movistar
World sales
Charades
Runtime
Language
Spanish
Subtitles
Estonian, English
Other festivals
London, Göteborg

Screenings

Teatrisaal Haapsalu kultuurikeskus
Screening029101 / Ükssarvikute sõda
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Screening duration
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