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ECFA Award Winner

Living Large

English title: Living Large
Original title: Zivot k sezrani
German title: Leben XXL
Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, France, 2024

Director: Dufkova, Kristina
Production company: Barletta Productions
Co-producers: Novanima, Czech Television, Novinski
Age recommendation: 10 years and up
Length: 80 min.
Film genre: Animation

Synopsis:
Ben is 12, he is from a divorced family and even though he is a talented chef-in-the-making, his physique leaves much to be desired. So far, the fact that he is fat didn’t bother him much. However, with the summer and school back on, he realizes the boys are tall and manly while many of the girls turned into well-endowed young ladies - Klara especially. Ben longs for her attention but his body is not helping his cause. His size makes him a target of bullying and even the school nurse issues him with a stern warning. And so, Ben, a food fanatic, has to go on a diet. Klára is his main motivation, but his family and friend Erik are there for him too. In the end and after a lot of twists and turns, Ben regains his lust for life, gains love and wins back the friendships he has almost lost.

Festivals:
Annecy IFF 2024 (awarded), La Rochelle IFF 2024, Giffoni CFF 2024, Locarno IFF 2024, Fantoche IFF Baden 2024, Cinedu CFF Nová Bošáca (SK), Schlingel CFF Chemnitz 2024 (awarded), Young Horizons IFF Warsaw 2024 (awarded), Lucas CFF Frankfurt 2024, Just Film CFF Tallinn 2024 (ECFA Award)

Study guide: German

World sales address/es:
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Les films du préau (F)
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