A Special Screening at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, Ugo Bienvenu’s animated film “ARCO” immediately caught the attention of critics and audiences, as well as Neon, which acquired distribution rights for the movie just days after its debut. Now, Neon hopes “ARCO” could be another awards seasons favorite for them, and they have a new trailer for it ready ahead of it qualifying run in theaters.
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Set in 2932, “ARCO” follows a ten-year-old who uses a rainbow to accidentally travel back in time to 2017, when he meets Iris, whose attempts to get him back to the future may end up saving the entire planet.
Here’s an official synopsis, courtesy of Neon:
A magical and beautifully animated journey through time, Arco is a dazzling adventure about a 10-year-old boy from a peaceful, distant future who accidentally travels back to the year 2075 and discovers a world in peril. As Arco develops a charming and touching friendship with a young girl named Iris, they band together and along with her trusted robot caretaker Mikki, set out on a quest to get Arco home, while the two children may also be the only ones who can save our planet. A wondrous odyssey filled with hope and optimism for our future, Arco is an enchanting fable from breakout filmmaker Ugo Bienvenu, produced by Remembers’ Bienvenu and Felix de Givry, and mountainA’s Natalie Portman and Sophie Mas.
The English voice cast on the film includes Will Ferrell, America Ferrera, Flea, Natalie Portman, Mark Ruffalo, and Andy Samberg.
Along with directing, Bienvenu also co-writes the script for the animated film with Félix de Givry. The pair also produce the film with Portman, Sophie Mas, Audrey Tondre, and Remembers Studio. “ARCO” is in coproduction with France 3 Cinéma in participation with Netflix, Télévision, and Diaphana et Goodfellas Animation.
“ARCO” had its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Camera d’Or prize. The Playlist rated it a “B/B+” in its review from the fest (read it here).
“ARCO” has a qualifying theatrical run starting on November 14 before it opens wide early next year. Watch a trailer for the film below.
