Grandpa Walrus (2017)

Original title

Pépé le morse

Directed by

Lucrèce Andreae

Genre

drama, animation

Country

France

Runtime

4h 14m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 28 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A family gathers at the seaside home of their elderly patriarch. They navigate memories and emotions as they face his fading health.

gentlepoignantquietbittersweetintimatereflectiveunderstatedtender

What happens

Grandpa Walrus (Original title (FR): Pépé le morse) is an animated short film directed by Lucrèce Andreae and produced by Caïmans Productions. The short has been presented and won awards in a number of festivals including in Cannes Film Festival, The Annecy International Animation Film Festival where it won The Audience Award., winner of The César Award for Best Animated Short Film at the French Motion Picture César Academy, nominated at the Annie Awards and Shortlisted at the Oscars. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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