| Director: | Jean-François Laguionie |
| Starring: | Michel Robin |
| Music: | Pierre Alrand |
| Editing: | Hélène Arnal |
| Studio: | La Fabrique Films de da Demoiselle Antenne 2[1] |
| Distributor: | Gaumont |
| Runtime: | 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.[2] 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.