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Cartoon Physics

Cartoon Physics

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Cartoon Physics

2026

0h 11m

6.5(2 votes)

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Fantasy

Comedy

Overview

When a four-year-old girl discovers a dead bird in the garden, her mother is swept into a world where reality unfolds like a cartoon. Inspired by a poem by Nick Flynn, this film is a meditation on a mother's attempt to protect her daughter's sense of wonder.

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ARTE

Miyu Productions

Ka-Ching Cartoons

Hélium Films

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Directed by: Ru Kuwahata
Max Porter
Written by: Ru Kuwahata
Max Porter
Produced by: Emmanuel-Alain Raynal
Pierre Baussaron

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