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After losing his mother, a young boy is sent to an orphanage with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.After losing his mother, a young boy is sent to an orphanage with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.After losing his mother, a young boy is sent to an orphanage with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 24 wins & 22 nominations total
Gaspard Schlatter
- Courgette
- (voice)
Sixtine Murat
- Camille
- (voice)
Paulin Jaccoud
- Simon
- (voice)
Michel Vuillermoz
- Raymond
- (voice)
Raul Ribera
- Ahmed
- (voice)
Estelle Hennard
- Alice
- (voice)
Elliot Sanchez
- Jujube
- (voice)
Brigitte Rosset
- Tante Ida
- (voice)
Natacha Koutchoumov
- Maman de Courgette
- (voice)
- (as Natacha Varga-Koutchoumov)
Monica Budde
- Mme Papineau
- (voice)
Adrien Barazzone
- Mr. Paul
- (voice)
Véronique Montel
- Rosy
- (voice)
Romane Cretegny
- Fillette
- (voice)
Léonard Geneux
- Garçon
- (voice)
Anne-Laure Brasey
- La foraine
- (voice)
Jean-Claude Issenmann
- Le juge
- (voice)
- Director
- Claude Barras(a film by)
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaOfficial submission of Switzerland for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 89th Academy Awards in 2017.
- GoofsWhen Courgette arrives at Les Fontaines the other children are shown in the close up shot of the window in mirror form (Alice's parting to the right, Simon's quiff to the left and Jujube's plaster on the left).
- Crazy creditsAbout halfway through the credits, we see an animated sequence based, apparently, on the lead actor's audition tape.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Making of: Ma vie de Courgette (2016)
Featured review
Incredibly heartfelt
It's easy to dismiss an animated film like this that deals with the themes that this does. The film's quality, however, goes a long way towards making us realize that running time doesn't dictate how good something is. This film is short, but it packs a punch. One of its biggest strengths is that it doesn't try to fill up the running time or try to do many other turns in the storyline. It's very, very simply but as a result its themes are clearer than many other animated films' themes. It's handled with delicacy and subtlety. It's an incredibly strong film that I recommend.
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- May 26, 2017
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- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- My Name Is Zucchini
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Budget
- €6,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $309,766
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $31,853
- Feb 26, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $5,873,157
- Runtime1 hour 10 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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