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Pachyderm

Pachyderm

20246.80h 11m

Overview

As every summer, Louise is entrusted to her grand-parents for a few days of vacation in the country. The green grass of the garden, the swimming in the lake, the fishing with Grandpa, everything seems as sweet as Grandma's strawberry pies. Yet this year, the snow will fall in summer and a monster will die.

Directed by Stéphanie Clément
Written by Marc Rius
Produced by Thomas Giusiano, Marc Rius, Mathieu Rey
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Christa Théret

Christa Théret

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Themes & Keywords

child abusegrandparentssummerwoman directorshort filmchild sexual abusegrandfather granddaughter relationshipfrench

About Pachyderm

Pachyderm is a animation, drama film released in 2024 exploring themes of child abuse, grandparents, summer, woman director, short film, child sexual abuse. Directed by Stéphanie Clément, it stars Christa Théret. As every summer, Louise is entrusted to her grand-parents for a few days of vacation in the country. The green grass of the garden, the swimming in the lake, the fishing with Grandpa, everything seems as sweet as Grandma's strawberry pies. Yet this year, the snow will fall in summer and a monster will die.

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