Film Forum

France, 2016
Directed by Claude Barras
Written by Céline Sciamma, Claude Barras, Germano Zullo, Morgan Navarro
Starring Nick Offerman, Amy Sedaris, Elliot Page, Will Forte, Susanne Blakeslee
Approx. 65 min.

After his mother’s sudden death, Zucchini is befriended by a police officer, Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home, filled with other orphans his age. At first he struggles to find his place in this at times strange and hostile environment. But with Raymond’s help and his newfound friends, Zucchini eventually learns to trust and love, as he searches for a new family of his own.

Reviews

“A deft work of empathy.”
– New York Magazine

“Short but oh so satisfyingly bittersweet, an example of the kind of movie magic that’s always hard to find.”
 – Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

“A stop motion marvel.”
 – TIME