On the imaginary island of Orphalese, a mischievous and mute 8-year-old girl named Almitra fortuitously meets Mustafa, a political prisoner under house arrest and they form an unlikely friendship. But on the day that they meet, the government tells Mustafa that he is finally free and soldiers quickly escort him to a boat that will take him back home.

On the way, Mustafa shares his poems and views on existence with the people of Orphalese while Almitra secretly follows him. At each step along the way, she dreams up sumptuous landscapes that illustrate his words. When the little girl learns that the government has plans to kill Mustafa, she decides to try anything to help him.

Producers: Salma Hayek-Pinault, Clark Peterson, Jose Tamez, Ron Senkowski
Script writer: Roger Allers
Music: Gabriel YARED

Voices:
Mustafa: Liam Neeson,
Kamila: Salma Hayek-Pinault,
Halim: John Krasinski,
Sergeant: Alfred Molina,
Almitra: Quvenzhané Wallis,
Pasha: Frank Langella

Salma Hayek called on 9 of the biggest names in animation for this film, written and directed by Roger Allers (director of The Lion King) and inspired by Kahlil Gibran's masterpiece. Each was given the mission of directing a sequence, depending on their artistic preferences, to complete a collective film, a sort of mosaic orchestrated by Roger Allers.

Film identity
Directed by: Roger ALLERS
Country: France, USA, Lebanon, Qatar, Canada
Year of production: 2014
Running time: 01 h 24 min
Version: V English ST French

Technique
Category: Feature film
Techniques used: 2D Computer
Process: Colour
Target public: Childs, Adults, Family

Credits
Poems: Michal SOCHA, Nina PALEY, Joann SFAR, Joan GRATZ, Bill PLYMPTON, Tomm MOORE, Mohammed Saeed HARIB, Paul BRIZZI, Gaëtan BRIZZI
Production: PARTICIPANT MEDIA, FFA PRIVATE BANK, DOHA FILM INSTITUTE, CODE RED PRODUCTIONS, MY GROUP, FINANCIÈRE PINAULT
Distribution: PATHÉ DISTRIBUTION

Producers: Salma Hayek-Pinault, Clark Peterson, Jose Tamez, Ron Senkowski
Script writer: Roger Allers
Music: Gabriel YARED

Voices:
Mustafa: Liam Neeson,
Kamila: Salma Hayek-Pinault,
Halim: John Krasinski,
Sergeant: Alfred Molina,
Almitra: Quvenzhané Wallis,
Pasha: Frank Langella


When and where ?
Monday 15 June 20:30 - Bonlieu Grande salle - version: VA STF, Admission By invitation
Monday 15 June 21:00 - Bonlieu Petite salle, Admission By invitation
www.annecy.org/programme:en/index:rdv-200000301758