The Night Boots

The forest can be full of scary creatures, Eliot’s parents caution, but the mystery might be too tempting for a kid who doesn’t want to go to bed.

Cast

Bernard Bouillon

as La bête / The little creature (voice: French and English version)

Brieuc Laudet

as Eliot (voice: French version)

Loïc Burkhardt

as Adult (voice: French version)

Yves Bouveret

as Adult (voice: French version)

Reviews

CinemaSerf

I really enjoyed the simplicity of this short feature. When “Eliot” is sent to bed whilst his family continue to chat around the dinner table, he looks out of the window and is tempted by the forest at the end of their garden. Quietly donning his Wellington boots, he ventures out into the night and ...

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