U (2006)
Directed by Serge Elissalde

Film Synopsis

Mona is a young girl who is ill-equipped to deal with the relentless cruelty meted out to her by her adopted parents.  She lives alone and unloved in their vast castle, a constant victim of their monstrous bullying.  One day, a kindly unicorn named U suddenly turns up out of nowhere and offers the wretched girl her friendship and support.  It is thanks to U's encouragement that Mona grows up to become the handsomest and most charming of young women, although she always seems to be preoccupied with her appearance, like all girls of her age.

Mona dreams of nothing but the day when she will be set free to live her own life.  Her appetite for adventure is about to be whetted when a colourful troupe of musicians arrive in the grounds of the castle.  Mona cannot help being drawn to the musicians and is soon under the spell of a solitary guitar-playing cat.  Naturally, the girl's parents cannot tolerate the presence of the noisy musicians and seek to drive them away.  Meanwhile, Mona's devoted friend U knows that the day is fast approaching when she must bid farewell to her treasured companion...