The War of the Buttons

2011

1h 49m

Drama

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250+ Ratings

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

Newcomer Lebres is aces, equally believable as a rousing teen leader and a pensive youth struggling with big questions and issues.

Sep 27, 2011

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Jordan Mintzer

Hollywood Reporter

A war which fails to put up a real fight.

Sep 15, 2011

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Lisa Nesselson

Screen International

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.

Sep 20, 2011

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Divertida história sobre dois grupos adversários de meninos no interior da França, com a 2a Guerra Mundial como pano de fundo. Gostei bastante!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Un film léger et plein d'humour (et un vocabulaire d'insultes assez original :-D)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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so sieht kindgerechte unterhaltung aus

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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"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 !

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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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.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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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.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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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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Synopsis

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

Director: Yann Samuell
Producer: Marc du Pontavice
Screenwriter: Yann Samuell
Production Co: TF1 Films Production, Centre national de la Cinématographie, La Banque Postale Images 5, Cofimage 23, Région Limousin, Coficup, Umedia, uFilm, One World Films, Les Films du Gorak, Backup Films, Hoche Artois Images, Le Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique, uFund, TF1 Droits Audiovisuels, TPS Star
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 15, 2014
Runtime: 1h 49m

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