Céline Sciamma, director of “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”, wrote this Oscar-nominated animation for children and adults alike. It follows a boy who ends up in a children’s home after his mother dies, and it’s an unusually tender story about friendship and growing up.
Courgette is a strange nickname for a nine-year-old boy, but it’s what his mother called him. After a tragic loss he lands in a children’s home, where it’s hard to fit in among strangers who aren’t always kind. With the help of a policeman and his new friends, though, he learns to trust, and discovers that family sometimes turns up where you’d least expect it.
Oscars
Nominated for Best Animated Feature
2017
César Awards
Best Adapted Screenplay
2017
César Awards
Best Animated Film
2017
San Sebastián Film Festival
Audience Award European Film
2016
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