Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
3.8
(725)
Animation
Fantasy
Drama
Adventure
2018
115 min
NR
Maquia is a member of a special race called the Iorph who can live for hundreds of years. However, Maquia has always felt lonely despite being surrounded by her people, as she was orphaned from a young age. She daydreams about the outside world, but dares not travel from her home due to the warnings of the clan's chief. One day the kingdom of Mezarte invades her homeland. They already have what is left of the giant dragons, the Renato, under their control, and now their king wishes to add the immortality to his bloodline. They ravage the Iorph homeland and kill most of its inhabitants. Caught in the midst of the attack, Maquia is carried off by one of the Renato. It soon dies, and she is left deserted in a forest, now truly alone save for the cries of a single baby off in the distance. Maquia finds the baby in a destroyed village and decides to raise him as her own, naming him Ariel. Although she knows nothing of the human world, how to raise a child that ages much faster than her.
Starring:
Manaka Iwami
,
Miyu Irino
,
Yuuki Sakurai
,
Ai Kayano
,
Yuki Kaji
,
Yoshimasa Hosoya
,
Rina Sato
Fantasy
Drama
Anime
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"Finally got to see this beautiful yet sad movie. You will need a tissue box nearby. Could easily watch this one again."
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Kaitlyn Kendall
"honestly so wholesome!!! pls read the trigger warnings before showing it to any elementary school kids but otherwise very good. found family trope!"
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haven
"3.5 stars. The art was beautiful and the whole movie was just so sad. It was a little hard to keep up with the passage of time and the story. Wish we could have gotten more. "
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KyKy
"its objectively fantastic and interesting but it’s just not a fun movie, it’s so so so sad "
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flix
"Loved the storyline and ideas. The constant symbolic passage of time was a bit hard to keep up with, so made the pace a bit strange. Visually, it was beautiful, and had some interesting moments. Huge missed opportunity to incorporate a weaving at the end, though."
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Hillary Hayes
"The way this movie portrayed loneliness and grief is heartbreaking. The fading of memories as time passes and holding onto the pieces of people we attach ourselves to, motherhood and letting go of love and moving on, all of those difficult emotions are so beautifully captured in this film. Longing, nostalgia and loneliness. My favorite movie of all time."
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Tragedy Reader
"Directed by the person who wrote the script for Toradora! "
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Raquel
"The most beautiful movie I have ever watched and has been my absolute favourite for almost more that 7 years"
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Reni B.W
"Really enjoyed this movie, pretty sad though. "
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Ashphalt
"What a beautifully heart-wrenching movie. I haven’t cried this hard since Banana Fish and A Silent Voice. It covers found family and death in a very special way. Stunning animation and music! I would recommend sensitive audiences to look up triggers for this movie before watching "
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Topaz Wolf
