The Most Precious of Cargoes (film)

The Most Precious of Cargoes
Theatrical release poster
FrenchLa Plus Précieuse des marchandises
Directed byMichel Hazanavicius
Screenplay byMichel Hazanavicius
Jean-Claude Grumberg
Based onThe Most Precious of Cargoes
by Jean-Claude Grumberg
Produced by
  • Patrick Sobelman
  • Florence Gastaud
  • Michel Hazanavicius
Starring
Narrated byJean-Louis Trintignant
Edited by
  • Michel Hazanavicius
  • Laurent Pelé
  • Arnau Segarra
Music byAlexandre Desplat
Production
companies
Distributed byStudioCanal
Release dates
  • 24 May 2024 (2024-05-24) (Cannes)
  • 20 November 2024 (2024-11-20) (France)
Running time
81 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Belgium
LanguageFrench
Box office$4.3 million

The Most Precious of Cargoes (French: La Plus Précieuse des marchandises) is a 2024 animated drama film, directed by Michel Hazanavicius and with a screenplay by Jean-Claude Grumberg and Hazanavicius. The film is an adaptation of Grumberg's 2019 novel of the same name.

The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it premiered on 24 May 2024.