Little Amélie

Part of Rascals Film Festival 2026

The world is a perplexing, peaceful mystery to Amélie until a miraculous encounter with chocolate ignites her wild sense of curiosity.

As she develops a deep attachment to her family's housekeeper, Nishio-san, Amélie discovers the wonders of nature as well as the emotional truths hidden beneath the surface of her family's idyllic life as foreigners in post-war Japan.

Adapted from the autobiographical novel by Amélie Nothomb, Little Amélie is a tender, poignant and visually stunning story about the healing power of human connection.

'It’s hard not to be charmed by its warm existentialism (in a children’s film, no less) and its belief that the greatest wisdoms can be found in the way a child sees and learns' - Brandon Yu, New York Times

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