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Channel: MIFF · 2016 · Film & Animation

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My Life as a Courgette
France

“Stunning …  as witty and insightful as it is quietly shocking.” – Little White Lies

Courgette may only be nine years old, but he’s experienced more than his fair share of hardship already. Sent to a children's home, he meets a group of fellow orphans who help him realise that he’s not alone in the world.

Scripted by Céline Sciamma (Tomboy, MIFF 11; Girlhood) and marking the feature debut of Swiss illustrator Claude Barras, My Life as a Courgette balances melancholy and humour as it explores the darker side of growing up. The stop-motion adaptation of Gilles Paris’ YA novel provides a bittersweet but never sugar-coated look at adversity, isolation and the yearning for family, as aided by expressive, eye-catching animation and an intimate understanding of complex emotions.

Find out more http://miff.com.au/program/film/my-life-as-a-courgette

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