Icare lives with his mother, who has become an alcoholic due
to Icare's father abandoning the family. One day when his mom comes after him
in a drunken rage, Icare accidentally pushes her down the stairs, causing her
death.
Later on, Icare makes a deposition to Police Officer Raymond. He informs
him that he prefers to be called "Courgette", his mother's nickname
for him. As mementos, he keeps one of his mom's beer cans and a kite he made
with a drawing of his father as a superhero.
Raymond brings Courgette to an orphanage. Simon, one of the
kids there, initially picks on Courgette and tries to force him to say what
happened to his parents. After a fight over the kite, Simon warms up to
Courgette and explains that he's the one who knows about all the kids'
backgrounds. He then points out the backstories of the other kids, whose
parents are either deceased or, as in Simon's case, in trouble with the law.
Courgette then tells him about what happened to his own mother.
And yes, a few berets appear in this beautiful, moving film.
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