British filmmaker Andrew Kotting directs this nightmarish fantasy drama set in rural France. Alex (Jacob Auzanneau) & his older sister Freya (Adelaide Leroux) are the teenage children of expatriate Russian patriarch Ivul (Jean-Luc Bideau). When Ivul suspects the siblings of performing incestuous acts, he banishes his son from the family home & tells him never to set foot on his land again
- an order that the boy interprets literally, taking to the treetops & living in a state of rebellious exile off the ground. Meanwhile, down below, the rest of his family turn on each other with surprisingly destructive consequences.
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The only beautiful thing in Ivy's drab life is her glorious red hair. At a young age, her locks made her the target of Carroty Kate, a 'skinner'. She recruited Ivy to help her coax wealthy children away from their nannies so that she could strip them of their clothes. It is years before Ivy escapes & finds her way back to her in-laws. ...

It's the Science Fair! Some kids are making man-eating robots. Some kids are holding their breath for a very, very long time. Some kids are doing interesting things with vacuum cleaners. The theme, obviously, is global warming. But what should Ivy & Bean do? Something with explosions? Or ropes? Something with ice cubes? ...

Finally! After months of begging their parents for ballet lessons, Ivy & Bean finally get what they wanted... well, not exactly. It turns out ballet lessons are actually about learning how to dance gracefully. If only the girls hadn't promised their parents to finish the entire ballet course! ...