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War of the Buttons

War of the Buttons

The French Resistance came in all shapes and sizes.

20116.01h 40m

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.

Directed by Christophe Barratier
Written by Louis Pergaud, Stéphane Keller, Christophe Barratier
Produced by Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela
Box Office0Revenue: $15.0M

Top Cast

J

Jean Texier

Lebrac

C

Clément Godefroy

Petit Bibus

Théophile Baquet

Théophile Baquet

Grand Gibus

Louis Dussol

Louis Dussol

Bacaillé, mayor's kid

H

Harold Werner

La Crique, smart kid

Nathan Parent

Nathan Parent

Camus

Ilona Bachelier

Ilona Bachelier

Violette

Thomas Goldberg

Thomas Goldberg

L'Aztec

Laetitia Casta

Laetitia Casta

Simone

Guillaume Canet

Guillaume Canet

L'instituteur

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookremakebuttonwar context1940soccupied france (1940-44)children in wartime

About War of the Buttons

War of the Buttons is a adventure, family film released in 2011 exploring themes of based on novel or book, remake, button, war context, 1940s, occupied france (1940-44). Directed by Christophe Barratier, it stars Jean Texier, Clément Godefroy, Théophile Baquet. 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.

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