This French family film is filled with action, animals, adventure, and suspense       The story is told from a child's viewpoint       One day, while playing in his secret tree house in the forest, 11-year old Antoine spies upon bank robbers stashing 40-million francs worth of loot       One of the robbers is the father of his newest best friend Lisa, a 10-year old Canadian visitor       Not wanting to rat on her father, Antoine instead moves the money to a different spot       Neither he, nor Lisa have a lot of respect for their frequently absent fathers       They find adults to be inherently hypocritical       Both kids do share a love of animals though       Together, they decide to run away to Biarritz, a resort town, and start spending a little money       The thieves are livid when they discover their stash is missing, particularly Max, and they try, unsuccessfully to catch the kids       Antoine is assisted by his muscular governess Clemence as he and Lisa suffer through numerous narrow escapes while spending their ill-gotten gain       - Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide