Le Voyage du prince
[video:https://youtu.be/bif2xoFuQp0]
Tom, a twelve-year-old monkey boy, lives in the land of the Nioukos. One day he finds a wounded old man on the beach. Surprised by this creature, which looks so different from anything he has ever seen before, he takes it with him to his parents, who work as scientists and intensively examine the unknown. It turns out to be a high-ranking being from an alien civilisation: Prince Laurent, King of the Laankos. His stay initially arouses growing interest among the people of Nioukos. However, this soon leads to increasing distress for the prince. His otherness is met with little acceptance by the apes, who have evolved into humans and increasingly adopted urban life, alienated themselves from their nature and even antagonised it. Finally, the prince has to flee together with Tom to escape a major disaster. This adventure eventually turns out to be a chance to discover a completely new way of life that is in harmony with the environment and makes use of it.(Festival information, SCHLINGEL 2020)
The entertaining yet intelligent animated film sensitively uses a parable to illustrate different civilisations and behaviours. It takes us into a world of human-shaped monkeys. This allegory invites to a journey to question man as the crown of creation from one’s own and other people’s perspective. The film succeeds in inspiring all generations to reflect on universal ethical values.