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  • 2021
  • PG
  • Eleven Arts
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2021
  • PG
  • Eleven Arts
  • 1 h 40 m
Poupelle of Chimney Town

Summary Poupelle of Chimney Town is the story of young Lubicchi living among the thick smoke from the chimneys of his isolated town, yearning to see the “stars” — to know the truth — his father always told him about. One Halloween night he meets Poupelle, a man made of garbage, and together they look to the sky as their adventure begins.

Directed By: Yûsuke Hirota

Written By: Akihiro Nishino

  • 2021
  • PG
  • Eleven Arts
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2021
  • PG
  • Eleven Arts
  • 1 h 40 m

Poupelle of Chimney Town

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
66
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings
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Summary Poupelle of Chimney Town is the story of young Lubicchi living among the thick smoke from the chimneys of his isolated town, yearning to see the “stars” — to know the truth — his father always told him about. One Halloween night he meets Poupelle, a man made of garbage, and together they look to the sky as their adventure begins.

Directed By: Yûsuke Hirota

Written By: Akihiro Nishino

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Generally Favorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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78
Jan 5, 2022
Ultimately, it’s an aspirational and inspirational tale of daring to reach for the stars even when authority figures tell you they don’t exist – and the value of having a friend who believes in you, even if they have an umbrella handle for a nose.
By Richard Whittaker FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 10, 2022
As rich as the visuals can be at times, the music has it beat: Chimney Town may be a small-minded, smoke-choked industrial prison state for most, but to an optimistic loner like Lubicchi, it sounds like a symphony and glitters with possibility.
By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW
70
Dec 30, 2021
Poupelle of Chimney Town manages to do something most people would tell you is impossible: Feel empathy for a pile of smelly trash. It’s a fitting feat for a film that encourages you to keep believing in your dreams even if everyone else belittles them or tells you you’re wrong.
By Tracy Brown FULL REVIEW
60
Dec 30, 2021
Trying to get a read on the film — while admiring its palette and off-kilter character details (Lubicchi has an odd vampire overbite) — keeps “Poupelle” fun for a while. But the film ultimately shies away from its most disturbing ideas, falling back on a comforting sentimentality.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW

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7.3
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Production Company Studio 4°C, Yoshimoto Kogyo Company
Release Date Dec 30, 2021
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating PG
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Website https://arthouse-films.fr/films/poupelle/
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Awards

Awards of the Japanese Academy
• 1 Nomination
Annecy International Animated Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Fantasia Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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