On the Sly is from the point of view of a six-year-old girl, whose busy, middle-class parents barely acknowledge her existence. Wynona Ringer is the girl who hides in the woods near her parents’ home in the country, and they drive off without noticing. She befriends a fish and a dog and survives in the forest, but it’s all a bit twee. And directed by her father, Olivier. Olivier Ringer, Certificate TBC (77min)
On the Sly
A twee French film told from the point of view of a six-year-old girl, ignored by her busy parents