Amélie, a little Belgian girl born in Japan, didn't talk until she was two and a half years old. It was only when she tasted white chocolate, offered to her by her grandmother, that she developed a great appetite for discovering the world.

Every day, little Amélie, who suddenly begins to talk and walk, has more and more thoughts and questions swirling around her head. Who am I? What defines me? The girl dispels these doubts with the help of her grandmother Claude and her nanny Nishio-San. Amélie discovers the beauty of the surrounding nature, which changes with the seasons. She attempts to understand why her neighbour Kashima-San looks at everyone with so much menace. She also learns more about the customs of faraway Asia as she prepares for the O-bon festival, when the spirits of ancestors come to life and lanterns float on the water. In this poetic, intergenerational animation, Japanese and Belgian culture intertwine, and laughter blends with emotion.

The production features a phenomenal voice cast directed by Polish dubbing legend Jacek Bończyk. The Polish-language version includes performances by Małgorzata Foremniak (Grandma Claude), Joanna Brodzik (neighbor Kashima-san), Zuzanna Biernat (Amélie’s inner voice), and Ewa Prus (nanny Nishio-san), among others.

The animation is based on the novel The Character of Rain (Métaphysique des tubes) by award-winning author Amélie Nothomb.

The film was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globes in the Best Animated Feature category. It also won the Audience Award at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival—the most important event of its kind—as well as two major awards in the Film Discoveries Competition at the Young Horizons Festival, and premiered at major global film festivals in Cannes and Toronto.

Little Amélie Or The Character Of Rain | Amélie et La Métaphysique Des Tubes | Mała Amelia

Directed by:  Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han
Producer: Maybe Movies, Ikki Films
Country: Francja
Year: 2025
Running time: 77 min.

Age: 7+