
A poor woodcutter’s wife rescues a baby girl thrown from a train on its way to a death camp. Her husband, influenced by antisemitic propaganda comparing Jews to demons, poses an ultimatum, but soon grows to love the child, vowing to protect her. Oscar-winning French-Jewish director Michel Hazanavicius’ (The Artist) new animated film is a heart-stirring wartime fairytale, exploring the two faces of humanity – the unfathomable cruelty of the camps and the heroism of ordinary people who risked their own lives to save others.
- Year2024
- Runtime80 minutes
- LanguageFrench
- DirectorMichel Hazanavicius
- ScreenwriterMichel Hazanavicius, Jean-Claude Grumberg
- ProducerValérie Schermann, Patrick Sobelman, Riad Sattouf, Robert Guédiguian, Michel Hazanavicius, Florence Gastaud
- Executive ProducerChristophe Jankovic
- Co-ProducerLuc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne
- CastJean-Louis Trintignant, Dominique Blanc, Grégory Gadebois
- EditorLaurent Pelé-Piovani
- AnimatorClément Hamtat, Théo Gourp, Sven Laschzok, Alexis Saint-Augustin, Antonio Mengual Llobet, Jean-Christophe Lie, Claire Sadeg, Lukas Nesprias, Elie Klimis, Thomas Tulasne-Moeneclaey, Alix Penon, Manon Dumas, Chloé Roux, Eloïse Rauzier, Pascal Herbreteau
- Sound DesignSelim Azzazi
A poor woodcutter’s wife rescues a baby girl thrown from a train on its way to a death camp. Her husband, influenced by antisemitic propaganda comparing Jews to demons, poses an ultimatum, but soon grows to love the child, vowing to protect her. Oscar-winning French-Jewish director Michel Hazanavicius’ (The Artist) new animated film is a heart-stirring wartime fairytale, exploring the two faces of humanity – the unfathomable cruelty of the camps and the heroism of ordinary people who risked their own lives to save others.
- Year2024
- Runtime80 minutes
- LanguageFrench
- DirectorMichel Hazanavicius
- ScreenwriterMichel Hazanavicius, Jean-Claude Grumberg
- ProducerValérie Schermann, Patrick Sobelman, Riad Sattouf, Robert Guédiguian, Michel Hazanavicius, Florence Gastaud
- Executive ProducerChristophe Jankovic
- Co-ProducerLuc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne
- CastJean-Louis Trintignant, Dominique Blanc, Grégory Gadebois
- EditorLaurent Pelé-Piovani
- AnimatorClément Hamtat, Théo Gourp, Sven Laschzok, Alexis Saint-Augustin, Antonio Mengual Llobet, Jean-Christophe Lie, Claire Sadeg, Lukas Nesprias, Elie Klimis, Thomas Tulasne-Moeneclaey, Alix Penon, Manon Dumas, Chloé Roux, Eloïse Rauzier, Pascal Herbreteau
- Sound DesignSelim Azzazi