The Most Precious of Cargoes (2024)
Original title: La Plus Précieuse des marchandises
The Most Precious of Cargoes is a 2024 French-language animation movie directed by Michel Hazanavicius, with a running time of 1h 21m. It stars Dominique Blanc, Grégory Gadebois and Denis Podalydès.
Once upon a time, a poor woodcutter and his wife lived in a great forest. Cold, hunger, poverty, and a war raging all around them meant their lives were very hard. One day, the woodcutter's wife rescues a baby. A baby girl thrown from one of the many trains that constantly pass through the forest. This baby, this "most precious of cargoes", will transform the lives of the poor woodcutter's wife and her husband, as well as those whose paths the child will cross, including the man who threw her from the train. And some will try to protect her, whatever the cost. Their story will reveal the worst and the best in the hearts of men.
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What is The Most Precious of Cargoes about?
Once upon a time, a poor woodcutter and his wife lived in a great forest. Cold, hunger, poverty, and a war raging all around them meant their lives were very hard. One day, the woodcutter's wife rescues a baby. A baby girl thrown from one of the many trains that constantly pass through the forest. This baby, this "most precious of cargoes", will transform the lives of the poor woodcutter's wife and her husband, as well as those whose paths the child will cross, including the man who threw her from the train. And some will try to protect her, whatever the cost. Their story will reveal the worst and the best in the hearts of men.
When was The Most Precious of Cargoes released?
The Most Precious of Cargoes was released on 20 November 2024.
How long is The Most Precious of Cargoes?
The Most Precious of Cargoes runs 1h 21m.
Who made The Most Precious of Cargoes?
The Most Precious of Cargoes was directed by Michel Hazanavicius.
Cast
- Dominique Blanc as Wife (voice)
- Grégory Gadebois as Woodcutter (voice)
- Denis Podalydès as Man with the Broken Face (voice)
- Jean-Louis Trintignant as Narrateur (voice)
- Serge Hazanavicius as Man in the mole hat (voice)
- Antonin Maurel as The father (voice)
- Matej Hofmann as Interpreter (voice)
- Laurent Bateau as A fellow woodcutter (voice)
- Simon Volodine as A fellow woodcutter (voice)
- Oleg Imbert as A fellow woodcutter (voice)
- Adam Carage as Red Army colonel (voice)