After losing his mother, a young boy is sent to an orphanage with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.After losing his mother, a young boy is sent to an orphanage with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.After losing his mother, a young boy is sent to an orphanage with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 24 wins & 22 nominations total
Gaspard Schlatter
- Courgette
- (voice)
Sixtine Murat
- Camille
- (voice)
Paulin Jaccoud
- Simon
- (voice)
Michel Vuillermoz
- Raymond
- (voice)
Raul Ribera
- Ahmed
- (voice)
Estelle Hennard
- Alice
- (voice)
Elliot Sanchez
- Jujube
- (voice)
Brigitte Rosset
- Tante Ida
- (voice)
Natacha Koutchoumov
- Maman de Courgette
- (voice)
- (as Natacha Varga-Koutchoumov)
Monica Budde
- Mme Papineau
- (voice)
Adrien Barazzone
- Mr. Paul
- (voice)
Véronique Montel
- Rosy
- (voice)
Romane Cretegny
- Fillette
- (voice)
Léonard Geneux
- Garçon
- (voice)
Anne-Laure Brasey
- La foraine
- (voice)
Jean-Claude Issenmann
- Le juge
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOfficial submission of Switzerland for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 89th Academy Awards in 2017.
- GoofsWhen Courgette arrives at Les Fontaines the other children are shown in the close up shot of the window in mirror form (Alice's parting to the right, Simon's quiff to the left and Jujube's plaster on the left).
- Crazy creditsAbout halfway through the credits, we see an animated sequence based, apparently, on the lead actor's audition tape.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Making of: Ma vie de Courgette (2016)
Featured review
A tale of joy
Great movie. Awesome. I thought this movie would be sad, but it's not sad. The only sad part is the beginning. The movie has a lot of heart without being tragic or sad. You just get to see the main character interact with the other characters and grow into a better life. The only flaw is the film has a rosy depiction of orphanages, when orphanages are not nice places in any way.
- waterboulders
- Jul 2, 2017
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- My Life as a Zucchini
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- €6,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $309,766
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $31,853
- Feb 26, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $5,873,157
- Runtime1 hour 6 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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