An unspeakable act of cruelty interrupts the idyllic summer of siblings Émile and Françoise.
Content Considerations: Animal cruelty
Laurent Lemaire, Camille Rivard, Victor Bourget, David Gauthier-Canicchio, Auguste Jourdain
Canada
2026
In French with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Producer
Nicolas Dufour-Laperrière, Raquel Sancinetti
Screenwriter
Julie Charette
ANIM
Julie Charette, Valentine Dumez, Marie-Noëlle Moreau Robidas
Editor
Alexandre Leblanc
Original Music
Simon Trottier
Julie Charette
Julie Charette studied fine arts and animation at Concordia University, where she developed a strong interest in messy mediums, traditional animation, and under-the-camera work. Her graduation film Milk Teeth has been selected by numerous international festivals. Since then, she has worked as an animator on several independent short and feature films.
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