My Life as a Courgette
Switzerland, France, 2016, 66 minutes, Color, Turkish dubbed
2016 Zurich FF; Best Children’s Film Warsaw FF; Audience Award Melbourne FF; Most Popular Feature Film Lumiere Awards; Best Screenplay European Film Awards; European Animated Feature Film Bratislava FF; FIPRESCI Prize Annecy Animated FF; Best Feature Film, Audience Award
Director: Claude Barras
Screenplay: Céline Sciamma
Cinematography: David Toutevoix
Editing: Valentin Rotelli
Music: Sophie Hunger
Production: Rita Productions, Blue Spirit Animation, Gébéka Films
Courgette is an intriguing nickname for a 9-year-old boy. Although his unique story is surprisingly universal. After his mother’s disappearance, Courgette is befriended by a police officer Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home filled with other orphans his age. At first he struggles to find his place in this strange, at times, hostile environment. Yet with Raymond’s help and his new-found friends, Courgette eventually learns to trust and finding the true love and a new family.