Gwen, or the Book of Sand

Gwen, or the Book of Sand
Directed by	Jean-François Laguionie
Written by	Jean-François Laguionie Jean-Pierre Gaspari
Starring	Michel Robin
Music by	Pierre Alrand
Edited by	Hélène Arnal
Production company	La Fabrique Films de da Demoiselle Antenne 2
Distributed by	Gaumont
Release date	6 February 1985
Running time	67 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Gwen, or the Book of Sand (French: Gwen, ou le livre de sable) is a 1985 French animated science fiction film written and directed by Jean-François Laguionie, using gouache. It is alternatively known as Gwen, Gwen and the Book of Sand, Gwen, the Book of Sand and similar variations.

Gwen is a young girl adopted by a nomad tribe in a desert post-apocalyptic world. In the desert, where only few animals, like ostriches or scorpions, can survive, a mysterious entity regularly drops gigantic replicas of everyday life objects from our world, such as bags, telephones, clocks and armchairs. When a young boy, Gwen's friend, is kidnapped by said entity, Gwen and an old woman called Roseline start on a trip to bring him back. They eventually encounter other people living in an isolated city and preserving remains of the old civilisation in strange ways.

The film won the Grand Prix de la critique at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, and the feature-length film award in the Los Angeles festival.