War of the Buttons (2011)

09/21/2011 (FR) • 1h 40m

Adventure, Family

The French Resistance came in all shapes and sizes.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Louis Dussol

Bacaillé, mayor's kid

Harold Werner

La Crique, smart kid


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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

$15,000,000.00

Keywords

based on novel or book

remake

button

war context

1940s

occupied france (1940-44)

children in wartime

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