Synopsis
No longer able to feed their five boys, a woodcutter and his wife reluctantly decide to abandon their children in a forest.
Fortunately the youngest of the boys, nicknamed Little Tom Thumb, overhears the parents' conversation. Forewarned, he stows some white pebbles in his pockets with the intention of dropping them one after the after as their parents lead Little Tom and his siblings into the forest.
The following day, the father executes his evil plan. But Little Tom Thumb and his brothers quickly find their way back home thanks to the pebble track.
When the parents again find themselves in dire straits they abandon their children in the forest once more. This time, however, the breadcrumbs that Little Tom drops are eaten by birds and the brothers can't find their way back.
They then arrive in front of a thatched cottage and ask to stay the night. The woman living there tries to persuade them to go away because her husband is an ogre who eats little children. But the five brothers, prefe...
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Director (1)
Actors (7)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Flach Film
- Film exports/foreign sales : Pyramide International
Full credits (7)
- Executive Producer : Jean-François Lepetit
- Screenwriters : Marina De Van, Bertrand Santini
- Director of Photography : Vincent Mathias
- Music Composer : Alexeï Aïgui
- Editor : Mike Fromentin
- Sound Recordist : Jérôme Aghion
- Continuity supervisor : Karen Waks
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 2011
- French release :
- Runtime : 1 h 30 min
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Venice International Film Festival
Italy, 2011
Director : Marina De Van
Producer : Flach Film, Jean-François Lepetit