My Life as a Zucchini

About My Life as a Zucchini

After his mother’s death, Zucchini is befriended by a kind police officer, Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home filled with other orphans his age. There, with the help of his newfound friends, Zucchini eventually learns to trust and love as he searches for a new family of his own.

My Life as a Zucchini is a 2016 animation comedy film directed by Claude Barras. Its themes are alcoholic, stop motion, thief, and police officer.

Gaspard Schlatter stars as Courgette (voice), Sixtine Murat as Camille (voice), Paulin Jaccoud as Simon (voice), and Michel Vuillermoz as Raymond (voice). Released in September 2016, it runs 66 minutes.

The screenplay is by Céline Sciamma. It comes from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma and Blue Spirit.

Anomalisa, Mad God, and Despicable Me make useful companions to My Life as a Zucchini, all filed under adult animation and orphanage. TMDB voters put it at 7.8 out of 10 across 1,568 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.