Programme
12.45 – Screening
Iron Boy
cert. TBC | by Louis Clichy with Jean-Pascal Zadi, Alexandre Astier, Rod Paradot, 2026, 90’, animation in French with English subtitles
Winner of the Jury and Audience Awards at Annecy, as well as the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at Cannes, Iron Boy is a remarkable debut feature from Louis Clichy (Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods).
This hand-painted 2D coming-of-age film follows 10-year-old Christophe, expected to follow in his father’s footsteps and take over the family farm. When he begins to suddenly lean and collapse without warning — on the tractor, at school, even at the dinner table — he is forced to wear a corset to keep himself upright. But his world begins to change with the discovery of music and a new friendship with Clara, opening up possibilities he had never imagined.
Set in rural France in the 1980s, Iron Boy is a subtle yet powerful portrait of adolescence, distinguished by its restrained use of colour and inventive sound design.
14.15 – End of the event
Contact
- Agathe Morisse, School Activities Manager
schools@institut-francais.org.uk / 020 3924 3511
