Earlier this year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced "My Life as a Zucchini" become nominated for the high-quality animated characteristic category, alongside "Zootopia" and "Moana" and beating out "Finding Dory."

While you will be acquainted with the Disney films, you may be thinking what on Earth is "My Life as a Zucchini"?

The film, also launched under the title "My Life as a Courgette," is a Swiss-French stop-movement animated movie about an orphaned boy who tries to make a new family for himself. ("Courgette" is another word for "Zucchini," and additionally refers to a kind of vegetable this is used early in its increase period.)

And no, the movie isn't always a "VeggieTales" spin-off. None of the characters are vegetables; "Zucchini" is just the main character's name.

The movie is made for youngsters in mind, but that doesn't mean it doesn't get dark. At the beginning of the movie, Zucchini is living with his mother, an alcoholic. As she moves to conquer him for making too much noise, she falls down the steps and dies.

From there, a police officer takes Zucchini to an orphanage where he's bullied and, later, turns into pals with everyone. The movie gets into every child's specific parental situation, and the way different human beings react to the circumstances in their upbringing.

Over the path of the film, the kids within the orphanage form an ad-hoc own family of their own. "My Life as a Zucchini" is a sweet, moving film. And at most effective an hour lengthy, it's a quick watch (an animated characteristic film wishes to be best 40 minutes lengthy at minimum for nomination consideration, in keeping with the Academy). The English-language voice forged is great, too, with Ellen Page, Nick Offerman, Will Forte, and Amy Sedaris.

Oh yeah, and there is a mid-credits scene, so be sure to paste round for it. "My Life as a Zucchini" will be in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on February 24, and extra widely to be had later within the year.

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