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My Life as a Zucchini

My Life as a Zucchini

SOMETIMES WE CRY BECAUSE WE'RE HAPPY.

20167.81h 6m

Overview

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.

Directed by Claude Barras
Written by Germano Zullo, Gilles Paris, Claude Barras
Produced by Kateryna Merkt, Marc Bonny, Max Karli
Box OfficeBudget: $8.0MRevenue: $5.9M

Top Cast

Gaspard Schlatter

Gaspard Schlatter

Courgette (voice)

Sixtine Murat

Sixtine Murat

Camille (voice)

Paulin Jaccoud

Paulin Jaccoud

Simon (voice)

Michel Vuillermoz

Michel Vuillermoz

Raymond (voice)

R

Raul Ribera

Ahmed (voice)

E

Estelle Hennard

Alice (voice)

E

Elliot Sanchez

Jujube (voice)

L

Lou Wick

Béatrice (voice)

Brigitte Rosset

Brigitte Rosset

Aunt Ida (voice)

Natacha Koutchoumov

Natacha Koutchoumov

Courgette's Mother (voice)

Themes & Keywords

orphanagethiefstop motionpolice officeralcoholicadult animation

About My Life as a Zucchini

My Life as a Zucchini is a animation, comedy, drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of orphanage, thief, stop motion, police officer, alcoholic, adult animation. Directed by Claude Barras, it stars Gaspard Schlatter, Sixtine Murat, Paulin Jaccoud. 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.

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