Synopsis

In hard times, a miller sells his daughter to the Devil. Protected by her purity, she escapes, but is deprived of her hands. Walking away from her family, she encounters the goddess of water, a gentle gardener and a prince in his castle. A long journey towards the light...

Sébastien Laudenbach

Sébastien Laudenbach is a director, animator, illustrator and teacher at ENSAD (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs). Author of a dozen short films that have circulated in more than 80 international festivals and won numerous prizes. With his feature film The girl without hands (2016) presented in Cannes, awarded in Annecy and finalist for the French academy awards César, Sébastien Laudenbach develops a singular, lively and moving style, with a very cost effective approach.