Jumbo
by Zoé Wittock
FRANCE // 93′ // Colour // HD // 5.1 // Release date: 05 August 2020
Produced by Insolence Productions, in co-production with Les Films Fauves and Kwassa Films.
SYNOPSIS
Jeanne, a shy young woman, works as a night watchman at an amusement park. She has a close relationship with her mother, the outgoing Margarette. While no man can find his place in the duo that everything opposes, Jeanne develops strange feelings towards JUMBO, the park’s main attraction.
FESTIVAL SELECTIONS
FRANCE
– 27th edition of the Gérardmer International Fantastic Film Festival – OUT OF THE COMPETITION
INTERNATIONAL
– Sundance Film Festival (Salt Lake City, U.S.A.) – Jan. 2020 – WORLD PREMIERE
– Berlinale 2020, Generation 14Plus section (Berlin, Germany)- Feb. 2020 – GUILD FILM PRIZE
– Chattanooga Film Festival (Tennessee, USA) – May 2020 – AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER
– Reteena 2020 – Festival Audiovisual Jove de Barcelona – Dec. 2020 – BEST FILM
– Bahamas International Film Festival – Jan. 2021 – SECTION NEW VISIONS, BEST FILM
