Ludovic Delbecq

Des cowboys et des indiens : le cinéma de Patar et Aubier

A portrait of Vincent Patar & Stéphane Aubier, the two joyous and iconoclastic masters of animation, authors of Pic Pic André, Panique au village and Ernest & Célestine, accompanied by all their partners and collaborators.

In Adam’s Interest

4-year-old malnourished Adam is admitted to hospital off the back of a court ruling. Head paediatric nurse Lucy allows Adam’s mum Rebecca to stay by her son’s side, despite the strictly limited visiting times set by the judge. When Rebecca digs her heels in and refuses to leave Adam, things become complicated. In the interest of the child, Lucy does everything she can to help this mother in distress.

Savages

In Borneo, near the tropical forest, Kéria rescues a baby orangutang in the palm oil plantation where her father works. Kéria's cousin Selaï comes to live with them seeking refuge from the conflict between his indigenous tribe and the logging companies. Kéria, Selaï and the little orangutang, now named Oshi, will have to fight against their forest’s destruction.