La Mia Vita da Zucchina (My Life as a Zucchini) is a 2016 Swiss-French stop-motion animated film directed by Claude Barras that explores themes of resilience and chosen family through the story of a young boy in a foster home. The critically acclaimed film, based on the novel by Gilles Paris, boasts a 100% "Certified Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature. Find more details at the European Film Academy and Rotten Tomatoes .