The Most Precious of Cargoes
Once upon a time, a poor woodcutter and his wife lived in a great forest. Cold, hunger, poverty, and a war raging all around them meant their lives were very hard. One day, the woodcutter's wife rescues a baby. A baby girl thrown from one of the many trains that constantly pass through the forest. This baby, this "most precious of cargoes", will transform the lives of the poor woodcutter's wife and her husband, as well as those whose paths the child will cross—including the man who threw her from the train. And some will try to protect her, whatever the cost. Their story will reveal the worst and the best in the hearts of men.
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Cast
13 people
Dominique Blanc
Wife (voice)
Known for
A Cat in Paris
Total Eclipse
Grégory Gadebois
Woodcutter (voice)
Known for
The Returned
Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight
Denis Podalydès
Man with the Broken Face (voice)
Known for
Neuilly Yo Mama!
The Teacher
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Narrateur (voice)
Known for
Amour
Three Colors: Red
Alexandre Desplat
Music
Also in
The Monuments Men
Montage: Great Film Composers and The Piano
Serge Hazanavicius
Man in the mole hat (voice)
Known for
OSS 117: Lost in Rio
The Monuments Men
Antonin Maurel
The father (voice)
Known for
Chocolat
Dante 01
Matej Hofmann
Interpreter (voice)
Known for
Deception
Laurent Bateau
A fellow woodcutter (voice)
Known for
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
Rolling to You
Gérard Depardieu
Known for
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Simon Volodine
A fellow woodcutter (voice)
Known for
Natacha, (Almost) Air Hostess
Oleg Imbert
A fellow woodcutter (voice)
No other roles listed
Michel Hazanavicius Director · Jean-Claude Grumberg Screenplay Alexandre Desplat Composer
Worldwide gross $4.3M · United States release June 23, 2026 · Produced in France, Belgium
Box office
Worldwide gross
$4,331,717
Production
Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo
Production
Les Films du Fleuve
Production
StudioCanal
Production · Distribution
Prima Linéa Productions
Production
Les Compagnons du Cinéma
Production
VOO
Production
RTBF
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
BeTV
Production
Ex Nihilo
Production
La Classe Américaine
Production
France · Belgium
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La Plus Précieuse des marchandises
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 24, 2024
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · November 20, 2024
Theatrical
United States · June 23, 2026
Physical
Argentina
May 8, 2025 · Theatrical
Australia
August 14, 2024 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
October 31, 2024 · Premiere · Jewish International Film Festival
Brazil
April 17, 2025 · Theatrical
Chile
May 15, 2025 · Theatrical
China
August 16, 2025 · Limited theatrical
Colombia
April 24, 2025 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 9, 2024 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
January 31, 2025 · Theatrical
France
June 9, 2024 · Premiere · Annecy International Animation Film Festival
March 26, 2025 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
Germany
March 6, 2025 · Theatrical
Guatemala
April 24, 2025 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
November 24, 2024 · Premiere · Hong Kong French Film Festival
Hungary
April 10, 2025 · Theatrical
Indonesia
September 22, 2024 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema
Ireland
April 4, 2025 · Theatrical
Israel
January 23, 2025 · Theatrical
Italy
January 26, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Lithuania
June 13, 2025 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 24, 2025 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 20, 2025 · Theatrical
New Zealand
March 21, 2026 · Premiere · Wellington Animation Film Festival
Peru
May 8, 2025 · Theatrical
Philippines
November 24, 2025 · Premiere · French Film Festival
Poland
August 3, 2024 · Premiere · Two Riversides Film and Art Festival
April 11, 2025 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 8, 2025 · Theatrical
Russia
January 30, 2025 · Theatrical
April 2, 2025 · Digital
South Korea
October 24, 2026 · Premiere · Bucheon International Animation Festival
Spain
July 11, 2025 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 5, 2024 · Premiere · Fantoche
November 20, 2024 · Theatrical
Taiwan
November 10, 2024 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Türkiye
July 11, 2025 · Theatrical
Ukraine
January 30, 2025 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 4, 2025 · Limited theatrical
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