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The War of the Buttons

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In 1960 France, two rival groups of children from neighboring villages use taunts and slingshots to wage war.

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Boyd van Hoeij Variety 09/27/2011
Newcomer Lebres is aces, equally believable as a rousing teen leader and a pensive youth struggling with big questions and issues. Go to Full Review Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter 09/15/2011
A war which fails to put up a real fight. Go to Full Review Lisa Nesselson Screen International 09/20/2011
The kids are crafty and retro-adorable, the morals sound and the rural nostalgia impeccably groomed in War Of The Buttons a harmlessly old-fashioned tale of youthful rivalries between two French villages in the late 1950s. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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04/14/2014 Divertida história sobre dois grupos adversários de meninos no interior da França, com a 2a Guerra Mundial como pano de fundo. Gostei bastante! See more 08/17/2013 Un film léger et plein d'humour (et un vocabulaire d'insultes assez original :-D) See more 08/19/2012 so sieht kindgerechte unterhaltung aus See more 06/25/2012 "1960, un village dans le sud de la France. Une bande de garçons, âgés de 7 à 14 ans, menée par l?intrépide Lebrac, est en guerre contre les enfants du village voisin, leurs ennemis jurés. Une guerre sans merci, qui dure depuis des générations. On se bat pour l?honneur et la fidélité et, pour gagner, tous les moyens sont bons. Même, s?il le faut, combattre nu comme un ver, ou pire, accepter l?aide de Lanterne - une fille ! - la nouvelle recrue de la bande, pleine de panache et d?ingéniosité. Mais il n?est pas facile d?être une armée de petits hommes sans se faire attraper par Papa et Maman ! Quand, après la bataille, on rentre à la maison, les vêtements en lambeaux et des boutons en moins, mieux vaut se faire discret?" - a good family / comedy remake movie ! See more 03/25/2012 Wonderful movie that takes us back in time where video games were not spoiling kids' imagination. A gang of kids invents their own world and war with another gang while facing some of the grown-ups challenges (freedom, independence & love). Their innocence turns into inspiration and model. Great movie for kids even if there are many swear words. See more 03/17/2012 Excellent script, narration, direction & (child's play)acting. The parallel feuds between teachers was also fun to watch, but for me, the 3 leads stole the show (lebrac, lanterne & tigibus), right from the start. Nicely done colourful wet ending too. See more Read all reviews
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Yann Samuell

Director

Eric Elmosnino

Mr. Merlin

Mathilde Seigner

Lebrac's Mother

Fred Testot

Simon

Alain Chabat

Mr. Labru

Vincent Bres

Lebrac
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Movie Info

Synopsis In 1960 France, two rival groups of children from neighboring villages use taunts and slingshots to wage war.
Director
Yann Samuell
Producer
Matthew Gledhill
Screenwriter
Yann Samuell
Production Co
uFund, TPS Star, TF1 Films Production, Backup Films, Région Limousin, One World Films, TF1 Droits Audiovisuels, Centre national de la Cinématographie, La Banque Postale Images 5, Coficup, Les Films du Gorak, Hoche Artois Images, Cofimage 23, uFilm, Umedia, Le Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 15, 2014
Runtime
1h 49m