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My Life as a Zucchini(2016)
Status: Released
Date: 2016-09-22
78%
1400 Votes
Time: 1h 6m
SOMETIMES WE CRY BECAUSE WE'RE HAPPY.
Overview:
After his mother’s death, Zucchini is befriended by a kind police officer, Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home filled with other orphans his age. There, with the help of his newfound friends, Zucchini eventually learns to trust and love as he searches for a new family of his own.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France,
Switzerland
Budget: $8,000,000.00
Revenue: $5,873,256.00
ProductionCompanies: 
KNM
Hélium Films
Movie: My Life as a Zucchini
Top 10 Billed Cast
Gaspard Schlatter
Courgette (voice)
Sixtine Murat
Camille (voice)
Paulin Jaccoud
Simon (voice)
Michel Vuillermoz
Raymond (voice)
Brigitte Rosset
Aunt Ida (voice)
Natacha Koutchoumov
Courgette's Mother (voice)
Video Trailer My Life as a Zucchini
Video: Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Official UK English-Language Trailer
Official UK French-Language Trailer
My Life As A Courgette | Into Film Featurette
MY LIFE AS A COURGETTE - Making-Of Featurette
My Life as a Courgette | Featurette - "The Adaptation"
My Life as a Courgette | Featurette - "The Animation"
My Life as a Courgette | Featurette - "The Puppets"
My Life as a Courgette | Featurette - "The Story"
My Life as a Courgette | Featurette - "The Voices"
All 12 videos
Official Trailer - Trailer
Official UK English-Language Trailer - Trailer
Official UK French-Language Trailer - Trailer
My Life As A Courgette | Into Film Featurette - Featurette
MY LIFE AS A COURGETTE - Making-Of Featurette - Behind the Scenes
My Life as a Courgette | Featurette - "The Adaptation" - Featurette
My Life as a Courgette | Featurette - "The Animation" - Featurette
My Life as a Courgette | Featurette - "The Puppets" - Featurette
My Life as a Courgette | Featurette - "The Story" - Featurette
My Life as a Courgette | Featurette - "The Voices" - Featurette
My Life As A Zucchini | Welcome to Your New Home - Clip
![My Life as a Zucchini: Recording the Voices [Official Clip]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4tR8jw6Zxgk/sddefault.jpg)
My Life as a Zucchini: Recording the Voices [Official Clip] - Behind the Scenes
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