Oct. 3: This screening is CaptiView™ accessible.
Louis Clichy's IRON BOY follows 11-year-old Christophe in rural France, as he tries to live up to the expectations of his rigid and distant father on the family farm. But the young boy starts to lean over and collapse without warning — on the tractor, at school, at dinner... A doctor finds the solution: Christophe must wear an iron corset to keep himself upright. Forced to reinvent his life away from the farm, Christophe discovers a new passion for music, meets a new friend, and follows her into his first mischief. But will any of this really fix what is out of balance?
Director Louis Clichy, who was an animator on Pixar features UP and WALL-E, turns to 2-D in this exquisitely hand-painted portrait of youth that took home the Prix du Jury in Un Certain Regard at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival and the Jury Prize and Audience Awards at the Annecy Festival of Animation.
- Awards
- (Winner, Special Jury Prize - Un Certain Regard, Festival de Cannes)(Winner, Audience Award for a Feature Film, ANNENCY)(Winner, Gan Foundation Award for Distribution, ANNENCY)(Winner, Jury Award, ANNENCY)
- Festivals
- Cannes Film Festival, Annecy International Animation Film Festival
- Director
- Louis Clichy
- Screenwriter
- Louis Clichy, Franck Salomé
- Cast
- Alexandre Astier, Rod Paradot, Brune Moulin