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Belle and Sebastian

Belle and Sebastian

Two great friends. One grand adventure.

20136.91h 44m

Overview

Belle and Sebastian is set high in the snowy Alps during the Second World War. The resourceful Sebastian is a lonely boy who tames and befriends a giant, wild mountain dog, Belle – even though the villagers believe her to be ‘the beast’ that has been killing their sheep.

Directed by Nicolas Vanier
Written by Fabien Suarez, Nicolas Vanier, Juliette Sales
Produced by Clément Miserez, Matthieu Warter, Gilles Legrand
Box OfficeBudget: $11.3MRevenue: $35.8M

Top Cast

Félix Bossuet

Félix Bossuet

Sébastien

Tchéky Karyo

Tchéky Karyo

César

Dimitri Storoge

Dimitri Storoge

Guillaume Cimaz

Mehdi El Glaoui

Mehdi El Glaoui

André

Andreas Pietschmann

Andreas Pietschmann

Lieutenant Peter

Urbain Cancelier

Urbain Cancelier

Mayor

Margaux Chatelier

Margaux Chatelier

Angélina

P

Paloma Palma

Esther

Karine Adrover

Karine Adrover

Esther's Mother

Loïc Varraut

Loïc Varraut

Esther's Father

Themes & Keywords

world war iibased on children's bookdogboy and dogalps mountainschildren in wartime

About Belle and Sebastian

Belle and Sebastian is a adventure film released in 2013 exploring themes of world war ii, based on children's book, dog, boy and dog, alps mountains, children in wartime. Directed by Nicolas Vanier, it stars Félix Bossuet, Tchéky Karyo, Dimitri Storoge. Belle and Sebastian is set high in the snowy Alps during the Second World War. The resourceful Sebastian is a lonely boy who tames and befriends a giant, wild mountain dog, Belle – even though the villagers believe her to be ‘the beast’ that has been killing their sheep.

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