The animated film Flow is scheduled to release in the United States on November 22nd. The movie tells the story of a cat’s journey to find safety after a devastating flood. Flow is directed by Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis and has already earned critical acclaim on the international film festival circuit.

The movie follows a brave cat whose life is upended when a major flood hits. Accompanied by other animals like a capybara, lemur, bird, and dog, the cat boards a boat to search for dry land. Flow uses no dialogue and focuses on themes of trust between the animals and their resilience during the disaster.

Flow has been selected as Latvia’s submission for the Academy Award’s Best International Feature category. The movie could potentially earn nominations in the animated film and documentary categories as well, similar to last year’s nominee Flee. Variety chief critic Peter Debruge...