Hollywood hoakeyish remake of a really great 1990s film of the same name. With laetitia casta, guillaume canet, jean texier, ilona bachelier. Stephane keller christophe barratier philippe lopescurval. Set in occupied wwii france, war of the buttons tells the tale of preteen rebel lebrac newcomer jean texier and the war he leads between two rival kid gangs from neighboring villages. Christophe barratier, stephane keller et philippe lopescurval. Guillaume canet laetitia casta kad merad gerard jugnot. The second reboot of the original 1912 novel and 1962 film to hit french screens within a week, this version transplants the action to 1944. Their war is a tradition that passes from father to son and without a motive but the rivalry between the peasants. The title derives from the buttons that are cut off from the rival teams clothes as combat trophies. Lebrac leads a play war between two rival kid gangs, but a girl he likes, whos jewish, is in danger of being discovered by local nazi sympathisers. War of the buttons is about two rival kid gangs whose playful combats escalate into violence. With eric elmosnino, mathilde seigner, fred testot, alain chabat. Une guerre sans merci, qui dure depuis des generations. In the countryside of france, two groups of boys from the rural villages of longeverne and velran are in constant war against each other.
French cinema has a great ability in dealing with films about childhood, with interesting and thoughtprovoking messages that are a clear example of an allegory. Con jean texier ii, clement godefroy, theophile baquet, louis dussol, harold werner. Lebrac and the village must now respond to the reality of whats happening. Une epoque passee, sans technologie, avec des enfants qui samusaient encore surtout dehors. Mais, cette fois, leur guerre va prendre une tournure inattendue.
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