Dilili in Paris

Dilili in Paris (2018) is Michel Ocelot's hand-drawn animated feature you can watch online on iFILM, set in the Paris of the Belle Époque. Dilili, a small Kanak girl from New Caledonia, sets out to track down whoever is abducting young girls across the city.

Her partner in the hunt is Orel, a delivery boy who ferries her around on his cargo tricycle. Together they trail a shadowy gang of kidnappers, and along the way they cross paths with the living legends of the era — painters, scientists, singers and inventors from the turn of the century. Ocelot lays flat, cut-out characters over real photographs of Paris, the same trick fans know from his Kirikou films.

Behind the postcard prettiness sits a surprisingly pointed story about power over women and the fight for freedom. The film took the César for Best Animated Feature. It works for older kids and for grown-ups who love drawn animation with a backbone. Stream Dilili in Paris (2018) online on iFILM.