based on novel or book,remake,button,war context,1940s,occupied france (1940-44),children in wartime

War of the Buttons (2011)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Christophe Barratier
  • Profile picture of Théophile Baquet
    Grand Gibus Théophile Baquet
  • Profile picture of Louis Dussol
    Bacaillé, mayor's kid Louis Dussol
  • Profile picture of Nathan Parent
    Camus Nathan Parent
  • Profile picture of Ilona Bachelier
    Violette Ilona Bachelier
  • Profile picture of Thomas Goldberg
    L'Aztec Thomas Goldberg
  • Profile picture of Laetitia Casta
    Simone Laetitia Casta
  • Profile picture of Guillaume Canet
    L'instituteur Guillaume Canet
  • Profile picture of Kad Merad
    Père Lebrac Kad Merad

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Keywords

  • based on novel or book
  • remake
  • button
  • war context
  • 1940s
  • occupied france (1940-44)
  • children in wartime