French comedy-drama about Paloma – a serious, but deeply bored 11-year-old who has decided to kill herself on her...
French comedy-drama about Paloma – a serious, but deeply bored 11-year-old who has decided to kill herself on her twelfth birthday. Fascinated by art and philosophy, she questions and documents her life, drawing and video taping observations on the world around her. But as her appointment with death approaches, Paloma meets some kindred spirits in her building's grumpy concierge (Josiane Balasko), and an enigmatic, elegant neighbour (Togo Igawa), both of whom inspire Paloma to question her rather pessimistic outlook on life.
Adapted from the best-seller The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by French novelist and philospher Muriel Barbery.
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87 %71 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
83 %5,411 reviewsAudience score rating
"The Hedgehog is an odd curio of a film - you may actually find yourself more moved than you anticipated as it nears its end."
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TVNZ
TVNZ"Classy but verging on cuteness"
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New Zealand Herald
New Zealand Herald"I knew this was going to be an interesting film when the 11-year-old protagonist announced, just moments into the film, that she wanted to kill herself."
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Newshub
Newshub"Although the conceit of an ever-so-erudite child palling around with an exceedingly wise concierge might be workable in a novel, cinema tends to realism, and Achache is too much of a novice to bring it off."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterThe Hedgehog | Details
- Runtime
- 100
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama
- Country of origin
- France, Italy
