Although never mentioned in the film, Jumbo's last name is Schneider.
The movie is loosely based on a story where a woman falls in love with a theme park attraction.
Object sexuality or objectophilia is a group of paraphilias characterized by sexual or romantic attraction focused on particular inanimate objects. Individuals with this attraction may have strong feelings of love and commitment to certain items or structures of their fixation. Some object-sexual individuals also often believe in animism, and sense reciprocation based on the belief that objects have souls, intelligence, and feelings, and are able to communicate.
In 2009 Amy Marsh, a clinical sexologist, surveyed the 21 English-speaking members of Erika Eiffel's 40-strong OS Internationale about their experiences. About half reported autism spectrum disorders: six had been diagnosed, four were affected but not diagnosed, and three of the remaining nine reported having "some traits."
Jumbo (2020) is a 2020 drama film written and directed by Zoé Wittock in her feature directorial debut and an international co-production of France, Belgium and Luxembourg. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 24 January 2020. At the 11th Magritte Awards, Jumbo was nominated for two awards, including Best First Feature Film.