Synopsis
An ogre lives a reclusive life alone in a garden where he spends his days eating and gardening. One day, he meets a tiny little woman who fell off a swallow's back. An unusual friendship is born, but their different character traits get the upper hand: Thumbelina wants to leave while the ogre's appetite awakens.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Pentacle Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (7)
- Executive Producers : Baptiste Salvan, Gaëtan Trigot
- Screenwriter : Cécile Robineau
- Music Composer : Louis Machto
- Editors : Thomas Robineau, Cécile Robineau
- Voice : Christian Pélissier, Lia Khizioua Ibanez
- Sound editor : Claire Berrier
- Sound Mixer : Geoffrey Perrier
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film
- Sub-genre : Fairy tale, Fantasy, Literary adaptation
- Themes : Friendship, Environment, Education
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2018
- Runtime : 8 min 4 seconds
- Visa number : 151.316
- Visa issue date : 09/08/2019
- Production formats : Photographic camera
- Color type : Color and Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : DTS 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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About
Based on Hans Christian Andersen's characters.
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)