The Most Precious of Cargoes (film)

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The Most Precious of Cargoes
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Michel Hazanavicius
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  • Patrick Sobelman
  • Florence Gastaud
  • Michel Hazanavicius
Screenplay by Michel Hazanavicius
Jean-Claude Grumberg
Based on The Most Precious of Cargoes
by Jean-Claude Grumberg
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Narrated by Jean-Louis Trintignant
Music by Alexandre Desplat
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  • Michel Hazanavicius
  • Laurent Pelé
  • Arnau Segarra
Production
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Distributed by StudioCanal
Release dates
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  • 24 May 2024 (2024-05-24) (Cannes)
  • 20 November 2024 (2024-11-20) (France)
Running time
 81 minutes
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  • France
  • Belgium
Language French

The Most Precious of Cargoes (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is a 2024 French animated drama film, directed by Michel Hazanavicius and with a screenplay by Jean-Claude Grumberg and Hazanavicius.[1] The film is an adaptation of Grumberg's 2019 novel of the same name.

The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it premiered on 24 May 2024.[2]

Plot

The story centers on a Holocaust-surviving Jewish girl whose father throws her from a moving train heading to Auschwitz and ultimately found by a woodcutter and his family.

Cast

Production

Hazanavicius boarded the project in 2019, but the COVID-19 pandemic brought it to a halt, allowing him to shoot the 2022 zombie-comedy film Final Cut in the interim.[3]

Initially announced for the voice of the Woodcutter, Gérard Depardieu was finally removed from the cast, by mutual agreement between the production and the actor, following the actor's accusations of rape and sexual assault.[4] He was replaced by Grégory Gadebois.

The film features narration from Jean-Louis Trintignant in what would ultimately be his final film role, with said narration being recorded prior to his death in 2022.[5][6]

Release

The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 24 May 2024.[7] It was the first animated feature to be screened in the main competition at Cannes since Ari Folman's Waltz with Bashir in 2008.[8] It was also served as the opening film for the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival.[9] StudioCanal is set to distribute the film in France on 20 November 2024.[10]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 50% of 12 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.3/10.[11]Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 57 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[12]

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Cannes Film Festival 25 May 2024 Palme d'Or Michel Hazanavicius Nominated [13]

References

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