Un sac de billes (2017 film)
Un sac de billes is a 2017 French drama directed by Christian Duguay, based on the autobiographical novel A Bag of Marbles by Joseph Joffo. It is the second time the novel has been made into a film after Un sac de billes (1975). The film won the Best Narrative Audience Award at the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival 37.[2]
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| Directed by | Christian Duguay |
| Produced by | Nicolas Duval Adassovsky Joe Iacono Laurent Zeitoun Yann Zenou Lyse Lafontaine Gaëtan David Tanguy Dekeyser Marc Jenny Jean-Charles Levy André Logie |
| Written by | Christian Duguay Benoît Guichard Jonathan Allouche Alexandra Geismar Laurent Zeitoun |
| Based on | Un sac de billes by Joseph Joffo |
| Starring | Dorian Le Clech Batyste Fleurial Patrick Bruel Elsa Zylberstein Bernard Campan |
| Cinematography | Christophe Graillot |
| Edited by | Olivier Gajan |
Production company | Quad Productions Main Journey |
| Distributed by | Gaumont Film Company |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | France Canada Czech Republic |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $21.4 million |
| Box office | $9.1 million[1] |
Plot
In occupied France during World War II, two young Jewish brothers, Maurice and Joseph, are sent by their parents to the Italian Zone, and display courage, intelligence and ingenuity as they escape the occupiers and try to reunite their family.
Cast
- Dorian Le Clech as Joseph
- Batyste Fleurial as Maurice
- Patrick Bruel as Roman
- Elsa Zylberstein as Anna
- Bernard Campan as Amboise Mancelier
- Kev Adams as Ferdinand
- Christian Clavier as Doctor Rosen
- César Domboy as Henri
- Ilian Bergala as Albert
- Emile Berling as Raoul Mancelier
- Jocelyne Desverchère as Marcelle Mancelier
- Coline Leclère as Françoise
- Holger Daemgen as Alois Brunner
- Michael Smadja as Simon
- Lucas Prisor as German Controller
- Frédéric Épaud
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 86% based on 21 reviews, and an average rating of 7.2/10.[3] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 55 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[4]
References
- "Un sac de billes (2017)". JP's Box-Office. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- "Audience Award Winners," Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival.
- "A Bag of Marbles (Un sac de billes) (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- "A Bag of Marbles Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 9 May 2018.