In 2075, a lonely ten-year-old girl sees a mysterious boy in a rainbow suit fall from the sky. His name is Arco, and he's from the distant future, where everything is perfect. Ugo Bienvenu's feature debut is a retro-futuristic, time-travelling odyssey about environmentalism and hope. Packing an emotional punch, Arco proudly channels the wonders of Studio Ghibli and classic sci-fi.
What if rainbows were actually people from the future? It's the year 2075. The world is drowning in ultra-communication, ecological disasters, and robots. Ten-year-old Iris only ever sees her busy parents through holograms and relies mostly on her robot companion, Mikki. Then, one day, a grand adventure literally falls from the sky: the mysterious boy Arco, clad in a rainbow suit and coming from a distant future where everything is perfect and time travel is possible. Iris shelters him and will do whatever it takes to help him return to his time. Ugo Bievenu's debut feature draws inspiration from classics like E.T. and Peter Pan, while animation fans describe it as something between Studio Ghibli and Interstellar. It's the perfect launchpad for a vibrant sci-fi tale with a hopeful vision of the future. Refusing to bow to dystopia, Bievenu set out to deliver a positive message—maybe not about the world of tomorrow, but the world of the day after tomorrow. Arco won the Cristal for Best Feature at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
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Ugo Bienvenu
Arnaud Toulon
Nicolas Becker
Margot Ringard Oldra, Oscar Tresanini, Nathanaël Perrot, Louis Garrel
Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry
Nathan Jacquard
Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman, Ugo Bienvenu
Martina Bassenger, Douglas Choi, Jamil Shamasdin, Bill Way, Elliott Whitton
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Belga Films
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French
France
2025
