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Sony Pictures Classics has released the official U.S. teaser trailer for “Iron Boy“, the acclaimed, visually expressive and emotionally resonant animated film directed by Louis Clichy, a former Pixar artist and filmmaker. The movie will have a limited release in New York and Los Angeles on December 4, followed by a nationwide rollout on January 22.

Here’s their synopsis: In rural France, 11-year-old Christophe tries to live up to his rigid, distant father on the family farm. But the young boy starts to lean over and collapse without warning, on the tractor, at school, at dinner. A doctor finds the solution: Christophe must wear an iron corset to keep himself upright.

Forced to reinvent his life away from the farm, he discovers a new passion for music, meets a new friend, and follows her into his first mischief. But will any of this really fix what is out of balance?

“Iron Boy” was presented in the Un Certain Regard category at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, where it took home the Special Jury Prize. The film, warmly received at the event, won the Audience, Jury, and Distribution Awards at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, and also received the Fumi Kitahara Special Jury Prize and Features Audience Award at Animation Is Film Clichy. Directed by Fumi Kitahara, the film was written by Franck Salomé.

The film is produced by Éddy Cinema (France), Céline Vanlint and Nicolas de Rosanbo. Chloe Aubert served as lead animator and Vincent Tricon as editor. The French voice cast features Gary Clichy, Rod Paradot, Dimitri Colas, Aurélie Vassort, Brune Moulin, Alexandre Astier and Jean-Pascal Zadi.