Directed by René Laloux and based on the novel by Jean-Pierre Andrevon, Gandahar (1987) is a French animated science fiction film set on a utopian planet where its inhabitants live in perfect harmony until a mechanical force begins turning them into stone. The warrior Sylvain is sent to investigate the origin of the attacks and discovers that behind the threat lies Metamorphis, a gigantic intelligence created by their own civilization. 🌱👽
With a surreal and organic aesthetic, the film blends fantasy, technology, mutations, and time travel, crafting an adult fable about scientific progress, self-destruction, and the fragility of utopias. 🤖