Donne-moi des ailes: what age is it for?
In France, zinema would say 10.
Alone, or with you
Alone from 10; from 9, with an adult or by talking about it afterwards.
What it's about
Christian, a visionary scientist, studies wild geese. For his son, a teenager obsessed with video games, the idea of spending a holiday with his father in the wilderness is a nightmare. However, father and son will get together around a crazy project: save a species endangered, thanks to the ultralight of Christian! Then begins an incredible and perilous journey ...
Why 10
- Grown-up language, oftenThe strongest reason to wait. The adults swear freely and repeatedly across the whole film, more than forty times, with the French equivalents of "damn," "hell" and stronger. There are also a few put-downs traded between father and son. Nothing is aimed at wounding for long, but younger children will simply hear the words and repeat them.shown
- Hunters, shots in the distanceGunfire is heard several times, including early on, and hunting is the real threat hanging over the birds. Guns are seen in hand at various points. The danger is aimed at animals rather than people, but the sound of shots over a flock is genuinely tense for a sensitive child.shown
- Death spoken of, not shownDeath is talked about several times, and there is one exchange about mistreatment of the birds that is hard-hearted. The camera does not linger on bodies, and the tone stays hopeful, but the loss of a species is the emotional engine of the story.shown
- Smoking and wine at the tableCigarettes appear regularly and wine or beer is on the table in many everyday scenes, the way it often is in French films. It is background, never celebrated, but it is present enough to notice.shown
- Flight risks and rough momentsThe project puts a boy in the air in a very light aircraft, and the film keeps a real sense of jeopardy going during the crossings: bad weather, dark stretches, shouting, worried adults. There are also scuffles with people who try to stop them. Nothing gory, but the worry is sustained.shown
What the movie brings
- A father and a son who barely know each other learn to work side by side, and the screens lose to the sky.
- A clear, moving lesson in what protecting a species actually costs in patience and courage.
- Beautiful real flight footage over wild landscapes, the kind that makes children want to look up.
Watching it together
Before you start, tell them the adults in this one swear a lot and that it is how the characters talk, not how we talk.
at 10 and up
If you had to give up a whole summer to save one animal species, which one would you choose, and what would you be willing to give up for it?
See the facts
A zinema reading from September 8, 2026 · the whole movie, watched in full · the age by zinema's rules for the US and France, and a human reading · report an error · how this guide is made