Le Chant des forêts confirms Vincent Munier as one of today’s most distinctive documentary filmmakers. The film became a remarkable box-office hit, drawing nearly 1.3 million admissions in France and winning the 2026 César Award for Best Documentary, alongside the César for Best Sound. Celebrated for its breathtaking cinematography, immersive sound design, and moving story of intergenerational transmission, Le Chant des forêts has been widely praised as one of the finest nature documentaries of recent years.