Kensuke’s Kingdom

Spotted at the Annecy Festival, this gem of animation takes us to the land of dreams, lush vegetation, and friendship.

The incredible story of eleven-year-old Michael, who takes off with his parents to sail around the world, when a terrible storm washes him overboard with his dog Stella. Shipwrecked on a desert island, how will they survive? Soon a mysterious stranger comes to their rescue, offering them food and water. The man’s name is Kensuke, and he’s a former Japanese solder who has been living on the island since the war with a family of orangutans as his companions. He introduces Michael to his kingdom, and when a group of ape traffickers attempt to invade the island, they must join forces to save their paradise.