As every summer, Louise is entrusted to her grand-parents for a few days of vacation in the country. The green grass of the garden, the swimming in the lake, the fishing with Grandpa, everything seems as sweet as Grandma's strawberry pies. Yet this year, the snow will fall in summer and a monster will die.
Direction
Clément weaponizes gentle animation against your expectations.
Writing
Every frame of 'idyllic' summer is loaded with dread.
Sound
Narration that sounds like comfort until it doesn't.
Director
Stéphanie Clément
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title refers to the 'elephant in the room'—family silence around abuse rendered literal in the film's final image.
Part of a wave of French animated shorts using childhood aesthetics to confront CSA, following 2019's 'Mémorable.'
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