Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

A film for all the family that has been been dazzling audiences with its ability to blend philosophical profundity with stop-motion whimsicality – a gently absurdist mockumentary about the inner life of a lonely shell.

Marcel is an adorable, 1-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colourful existence with his grandmother, Connie, and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors of a mysterious tragedy. However, when a documentary filmmaker discovers them, the short film he posts online brings Marcel millions of passionate fans, as well as unprecedented dangers and a new hope of finding his long-lost family.

"Dean Fleischer Camp and Jenny Slate’s gently absurdist Bafta- and Oscar-nominated animation is as profound as it is enchanting" - ★★★★ Mark Kermode

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