U

This hand-painted movie explores the friendship between a unicorn and a small girl who is the object of her adoptive parents' constant scorn and cruelty.

Mona lives in a ruined castle by the sea. She is a princess, but she lives a life of misery, mistreated by an odious pair of rats. One day, an adorable little unicorn, U, appears and declares that she is there to help her through life and to assure her happiness. The two become inseparable.

One day, U brings home a charming and funny lizard, Lazare. Scandalized by this intrusion to their home, the rats demand that the newcomer leave. In the surrounding woods, they meet Lazare's family, the Wewes, a family of musicians living in a tree. Here, life couldn't be more different than in the castle, full of pleasure, music and merrymaking.

Mona discovers two new things: the wonder of music and a blossoming attraction to the young guitarist Kulka. However, U suddenly becomes aware of a worrying dilemma. What will happen to her if Mona finds happiness, which is the sole reason for her existence? This coming-of-age fairytale follows the melancholy Princess Mona as she learns about loyalty, love, and how to have fun.

U, Mona, Goomi, Monseigneur, Wéwés, Kulka, Lazare

Release date is that of screening at the Annecy Film Festival.