La Fonte des neiges (English title: Thawing out; literally The melting of the snows) is a 2009 short comedy drama film directed by Jean-Julien Chervier.

La Fonte des neiges is about a few days of a holiday when Leo, a twelve-year-old child, is forced to follow his mother to a nudist camp.

After meeting Antoinette, a playful girl, Leo slowly becomes more relaxed and is revealed as a responsible and gentle person.

[1] He gets to know Antoinette better throughout the film and the discovery of his body, as well as the first feelings of love take on the appearance of a fairy tale with a hallucinogenic quality.

[2] The film, which deals carefully with a subject that could be controversial, was broadcast on the French-German national television channel Arte.