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Little Amélie or the Character of Rain, Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han Jin Kuang, France, 2025, 77 min

The world is a perplexing, peaceful mystery to a seemingly invincible 3-year-old Amélie until a miraculous encounter with chocolate ignites her wild sense of curiosity. As she develops a deep attachment to her family’s housekeeper, Nishio-san, Amélie discovers the wonders of nature as well as the emotional truths hidden beneath the surface of her family’s idyllic life as foreigners in post-war Japan. The film's boundless imagination and its breathtakingly beautiful animation helps even the adult audiences perceive our world through the eyes of children. Having its world premiere at Cannes film festival in 2025 it won the Audience Award at Annecy and was nominated for the Academy Awards, Golden Globes and César awards.

czech language only