Living Large

12-year-old Ben has just hit puberty and suddenly his weight's a problem – for him and for everyone else. The other kids bully him, his divorced parents don't know what to do. Even the school nurse is worried about him. So, despite his love of food and his emerging talent as a chef, Ben decides to take drastic action. He goes on a diet.

Technical specifications

Category
Feature films
Adapted from
"La Vie, en gros", Mikaël OLLIVIER
Running time
1 h 20 min
Country of production
Czech Republic, Slovakia, France
Publics
Family
Genres
Humor
Techniques
Puppets

Credits

Direction
Kristina DUFKOVÁ
Distributor
Emmanuelle CHEVALIER (LES FILMS DU PRÉAU)
Production
Matej CHLUPACEK (BARLETTA PRODUCTIONS), Agata JELENEKOVA (NOVINSKI), Marc FAYE (NOVANIMA)
Script
Petr JARCHOVSKY
Music
Michal NOVINSKI
Sound
David TITERA
Editing
Matej BENES
Artistic direction
Kristina DUFKOVÁ

Prizes and awards ANNECY 2024

  • Contrechamp Jury Award