A female capybara and her cubs are fleeing from a hunter who has settled in the lagoon where they live. Their search for shelter takes them to a nearby chicken coop, but the chickens, seeing their routine threatened, reject the capybaras and react by setting boundaries to keep them at a distance. The curiosity of the youngest, a puppy and a chick, will make them transgress the boundaries and take some risks in order to get to know each other. The situation will lead to an unexpected end that will change the lives of both species and, perhaps, that of some other animals.
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Alfredo Soderguit Director · Pablo Notaro Composer
First release August 1, 2024 · Produced in France, Chile, Uruguay · Languages French, No dialogue
Production
Autour de Minuit
Production
Palermo Estudio
Production
Pájaro
Production
France · Chile · Uruguay
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Los carpinchos
Spoken on screen
French · No dialogue
Release dates
Uruguay · August 1, 2024
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
August 6, 2026 · Theatrical · Part of Kinošpunti a kapybary
France
February 5, 2025 · Theatrical
June 8, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Annecy International Animation Film Festival
August 20, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Film Festival Douarnenez
Greece
September 25, 2025 · Premiere · ANIMASYROS - International Animation Festival
Taiwan
March 28, 2026 · Premiere · Taiwan Int'l Children’s Film Festival
Ukraine
October 4, 2025 · Premiere · Linoleum Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival
United Kingdom
October 19, 2025 · Premiere · BFI London Film Film Festival
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