
Overview
This animated short follows an unwanted baby who is passed from house to house. The film is the Canadian contribution to an hour-long feature film celebrating UNESCO's Year of the Child (1979). It illustrates one of the ten principles of the Declaration of Children's Rights: every child is entitled to a name and a nationality. The film took home an Oscar® for Best Animated Short Film.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film (1980)
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Box office
Made on a $67.8K budget
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Music
Music by Normand Roger
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Jacques Avoine and Robert Humble
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Bernard CarezWriter
- Derek LambWriter
- Raymond PollenderWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 1, 1979
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- Canada
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In the United States
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