Feature, 66 minutes, France/Switzerland, 2016, In English
Directed by Claude Barras
Rating: PG
Recommended for: Ages 11+ (Includes references to characters’ difficult pasts including alcohol misuse, criminal, and abusive family members, as well as a childlike discussion of sexual situations.)

Q&A with Ant Elworthy, Animator

A young boy, with the brilliant nickname ‘Courgette’, is sent to a children’s home in this frank, affecting and expressive stop-motion animation about kids finding strength through solidarity.