Winner of many awards, including at Annecy Film Festival, the largest animation film festival in the world, Living Large is an honest exploration of puberty, first love and the difficult relationship with our bodies.The film’s gorgeous visual world is created using stop-motion puppet animation combined with 2D animation.
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 starts to diet.
Maybe that can turn things round. And even win the heart of Klara, the girl of his dreams... Finally, Ben will learn that what truly matters isn't how you look - it's how you feel.
Living Large is an adaptation of a short novel by French author Mikaël Ollivier. It is one of Ollivier’s most signifcant works, having won numerous literary prizes, including the Prix des Incorruptibles, awarded annually by French children.
The film is dubbed in english & recommended for ages 10+
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