Less tied to traditional character and plot than usual, Jeunet (Delicatessen, Amelie) instead weaves an impressionistic fable about Bazil, a young man who’s orphaned and then wounded by munitions from two competing arms manufacturers. Unable to work due to his injuries, he’s taken in by a strange underclass living beneath a Parisian junkyard. Hearing Bazil’s sad tale they agree to aid him in his quest to avenge his father and bring down the greedy arms manufacturers.
"All the director’s traditional motifs are here: the magical realism, the dark humour, the ingenious mechanics and the exquisite use of saturated colour, all retro yellows, browns and turquoise." - The Times
Please note that we are now unable to provide Audio Description or Soft Subtitling for Deaf and hard of hearing viewers with this film, as advertised in the March magazine. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. The film will be screened in French with English subtitles.
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