Willy the Sparrow

Willy the Sparrow

What would it feel like to be a bird and fly over the trees and housetops?

Rating

No ratings yet

Release Date

3/30/1989

Runtime

76 mins

Overview

Vili fakes illness so he doesn't have to take a math test. Instead, he starts shooting at sparrows from the window with an air rifle. The kindly old lady who feeds the birds turns out to be a real-life fairy who tries to turn Vili into a good boy.

Status

Released

Original Language

Hungarian

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Homepage

-
Backdrop Image

How It Feels

Read from this film's synopsis, keywords and credits, and used to work out what it sits beside.

A gentle Eastern European fairy tale about a mischievous boy transformed into a sparrow to learn compassion through the eyes of the creatures he harmed. It's a thoughtful meditation on kindness wrapped in the wonder of flight.

Mood

WhimsicalContemplativeHopeful

Themes

Coming of ageRedemption

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Meditative

Look

2D animationStylized genre

Structure

Linear

Reviews

No reviews yet

Be the first to review Willy the Sparrow.

Recommendations

Ranked by what each one shares with this film, with the reason on every card.

Shares cast

Same director · A similar mood

Feels similar

Feels similar

Feels similar

A similar mood

Shares crew

Feels similar

A similar mood

Feels similar

Feels similar

A similar mood

A similar mood

Feels similar

A similar mood

Feels similar

A similar mood

A similar mood

Feels similar

Feels similar