My Life as a Zucchini
Animation, Comedy, Drama
"SOMETIMES WE CRY BECAUSE WE'RE HAPPY."
After his mother’s death, Zucchini is befriended by a kind police officer, Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home filled with other orphans his age. There, with the help of his newfound friends, Zucchini eventually learns to trust and love as he searches for a new family of his own.
Director
Claude Barras
Claude Barras was born in Sierre, Switzerland. He studied illustration and computer graphics at École Emile Cohl in Lyon. He received a degree in anthropology and digital images from Lyon, studied computer graphics at ECAL (École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne) and worked as a freelance illustrator in Geneva. Throughout his career, Barras directed several short films, including The Genie in a Ravioli Can (2006). Barras' first full-length animated feature, My Life as a Courgette (2016), was presented at the Director's Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival and received numerous awards at film festivals around the world. The film was selected as Switzerland's oficial entry for the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
Cast
Gaspard Schlatter
Courgette (voice)
Sixtine Murat
Camille (voice)
Paulin Jaccoud
Simon (voice)
Michel Vuillermoz
Raymond (voice)
Brigitte Rosset
Aunt Ida (voice)
Natacha Koutchoumov
Courgette's Mother (voice)