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Space Boy

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Olivier Pairoux

Basile Grunberger, Albane Masson, Yannick Renier, Bérénice Baoo, Lior Zwikielski, Sacha Teichman, Jean-Benoît Ugeux, Peter Van Den Begin & Michel Schillaci

At only 11, Jim is a gifted boy passionate about space and science. Arriving in a new town with his dad, Jim has to participate in a young scientist competition with his new classmate Emma, a sensitive and discreet girl. Despite her reluctance, Jim convinces her to imitate Kittinger’s "Excelsior" project and to build secretly a real air balloon. This calling comes from his father, Graham, an astrophysicist who was meant to carry out a space mission very soon. Since Jim’s mother died, this project is very important to him. But when he discovers Graham has given up without telling him, his world falls apart. The competition turns into an obsession and Jim wants to prove, unlike his father, that he won’t give up. Jim pushes Emma to her limits and drags her into an adventure which is going to bring them closer.

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