The Invention of Hugo Cabret

What you need to know before your trail

Twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station. In order to survive, he must keep everything he knows a secret and remain as anonymous as he can. He has lost both his parents and has been taken on by his uncle who is a timekeeper in that station. His uncle doesn’t look after him and soon he has to fend for himself.

Hugo misses his father especially and believes that if he rebuilds an automaton in the station by stealing parts for it, he might be able to reconnect with his father in some way…

The pictures in this story are as magical as the world as the world of Hugo Cabret flicker before your eyes and reveal a melody of secrets…