Even Mice Belong in Heaven
- French version
A true ode to friendship, with pertinence and sensibility Even Mice Belong in Heaven broaches life’s great philosophical questions, and adapts it all for a young audience.
Synopsis: After an unfortunate accident, Whizzy, a young mouse with a strong character, and Whitebelly, a rather withdrawn fox, meet in animal heaven. In this parallel world, they must lose their natural instincts and follow a path to a new life. Along this adventure that is full of surprises, they become best friends.
This tale, adapted from the book by Iva Procházková, perpetuates the great Czech stop-motion tradition, so dear to directors Denisa Grimmová and Jan Bubeníček. The film required 80 different settings to be made and around a hundred marionettes.
A dreamlike tale brimming with animals, humour, and poetry, see the premiere at Annecy!
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The film
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Film identity
Original title: Even Mice Belong in Heaven
Directed by: Denisa GRIMMOVÁ, Jan BUBENICEK
Country: Czech Republic, France, Poland, Slovakia
Year of production: 2021
Running time: 01 h 26 min
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Technique
Category: Feature film
Techniques used: special effects, puppets, 3D computer
Version: Original English
Process: Colour
Target public: Kids, Family
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Credits
Directed by: Denisa GRIMMOVÁ, Jan BUBENICEK
Production: LES FILMS DU CYGNE, Alexandre CHARLET, FRESH FILMS, Vladimír LHOTÁK, ANIMOON, Grzegorz WACLAWEK, CINEMART, Marek JENICEK
Distribution: GEBEKA FILMS, Marc BONNY, CINEMART, Marek JENICEK
Based on: "Even Mice Belong in Heaven", Iva Procházková
Artistic direction: Denisa Grimmova, Jan Bubenicek, Jan Kurka
Script: Alice Nellis, Richard Malatinsky
Storyboard: Jan Bubenicek
Sets: Jan Kurka
Animation: Thibault Delahaye, Mathieu Marin
Camera: Radek Loukota
Compositing: Jan Kurka, Philippe Jarland
Music: Krzysztof A. Janczak
Voice: Marie Nonnenmacher, Vincent De Bouard