My Life as a Zucchini
Leaving November 30
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1h 7m
Directed by Claude Barras • 2016 • France
Starring Gaspard Schlatter, Sixtine Murat, Paulin Jaccoud
After his mother’s sudden death, Icare, a young boy nicknamed Courgette, is befriended by a police officer, Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home, filled with other orphans his age. At first Courgette struggles to find his place in this at times strange and hostile environment. But with Raymond’s help and his newfound friends, he eventually learns to trust and love, as he searches for a new family of his own. Based on a script from acclaimed writer/director Céline Sciamma (GIRLHOOD, TOMBOY) and brought to life through expressive stop-motion animation, this deeply tender, affecting testament to the resilience of the human heart soars with laughter, sorrow, and joy.
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