This French
family film i
s filled with
action, an
imals, a
dventure
, and suspense
. The story
is told fro
m a child&
amp;#39;s v
iewpoint. One
day, while pla
ying in his se
cret tre
e house in
the forest, 1
1-year ol
d Antoin
e spies u
pon bank robb
ers stashing 40
-million
francs wo
rth of loot.
One of
the robbe
rs is th
e father
of his newest
best friend Li
sa, a
10-year
old Cana
dian visi
tor. Not w
anting to
rat on he
r fathe
r, Antoine ins
tead moves th
e money to a di
fferent spot.
Neither he,
nor Lisa ha
ve a lot of res
pect for the
ir frequent
ly absent fa
thers. Th
ey find adul
ts to be inhere
ntly hypocri
tical. Both k
ids do
share a love o
f animals t
hough. Togethe
r, they decid
e to run a
way to Biar
ritz, a reso
rt town, a
nd start sp
ending a
little mo
ney. Th
e thieves are l
ivid when they
discover th
eir stash is mi
ssing, part
icularly
Max, and
they try, u
nsuccessfully
to catch
the ki
ds. Antoine
is assist
ed by his musc
ular gover
ness Cleme
nce as he
and Lisa s
uffer th
rough numerou
s narrow
escapes while
spending th
eir ill-gotte
n gain. -
Sandra B
rennan, All
Movie Guide　　Th
is French fam
ily film
is filled wi
th actio
n, animal
s, adve
nture, an
d suspe
nse. The story
is told