The Songbirds' Secret

Le Secret des Mésanges

6–10 Polish premiere
#family #mystery #animals
dir. Antoine Lanciaux
France, Belgium 2025 / 77’
Polish dubbing, English subtitles
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Did you know...

creating a paper cut-out animated film, such as The Songbirds' Secret, can take a really long time? The acclaimed French animation studio Folimage, whose productions we show at the festival each year, spent over four years creating the film's characters!
Kadr -The Songbirds' Secret Play

During the summer holidays, nine-year-old Lucie visits her mother, who is leading an archaeological dig. Soon, the girl will also make some discoveries – ones regarding her family's history. Will she learn the secret of the burned down mill?

The town of Bectoile, though small and ordinary, hides plenty of secrets. Caroline, Lucie's mother, who grew up in the area, and her friend Pierrot are researching one of them: an abandoned castle. Meanwhile, her daughter – the precocious Lucie – is trying to solve the mystery of her grandfather's disappearance. Is it connected with a notorious fire from years ago and a mysterious healer who cures animals? To find out, Lucie must join forces with her teenage neighbour Yann, listen to the omnipresent blue tits, and comb through old newspapers. She will remember this holiday for the rest of her life

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Creators

Director
Antoine Lanciaux
Screenplay
Antoine Lanciaux, Pierre-Luc Granjon
Editing
Hervé Guichard
Music
Didier Falk
Producers
Antoine Lanciaux, Pierre-Luc Granjon
Production
Folimage, Les Armateurs
Polish distributor
So FILMS
Sales
France TV Distribution

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