War of the Buttons

War of the Buttons (2011)

La Nouvelle Guerre des boutons

The French Resistance came in all shapes and sizes.

Occupied France; Lebrac leads a play war between two rival kid gangs, but a girl he likes, who's Jewish, is in danger of being discovered by local Nazi sympathisers. Lebrac and the village must now respond to the reality of what's happening.

Date of release
2011-09-21
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (480)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Adventure, Family
Director
Christophe Barratier

Casting

  • Jean Texier — Lebrac
  • Clément Godefroy — Petit Bibus
  • Théophile Baquet — Grand Gibus
  • Louis Dussol — Bacaillé, mayor's kid
  • Harold Werner — La Crique, smart kid
  • Nathan Parent — Camus
  • Ilona Bachelier — Violette
  • Thomas Goldberg — L'Aztec
  • Laetitia Casta — Simone
  • Guillaume Canet — L'instituteur
  • Kad Merad — Père Lebrac
  • Gérard Jugnot — Père l'Aztec

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