RUST & BONE
synopsis
Ali suddenly finds himself in charge of Sam, his 5 years old son that he barely knows. Penniless and without friends, he leaves the north of France to seek shelter at his sister’s in Antibes. Even though she and her husband do not have much money, they make a room for them in their garage and take care of Sam. Ali finds work as a bouncer at a local nightclub. After diffusing a fight one evening, he meets Stephanie a beautiful, self-confident woman. He takes her home and leaves her his number. But she is a princess and he is a poor fellow. Stephanie is a killer whale trainer at the local Marineland. After a terrible accident one day, Ali gets an unexpected phone call from Stephanie. When he sees her again she is crammed into a wheelchair. She has lost both her legs and her dreams. Ali will share genuine moments with her, without pity, and help her to live again...
international title: | Rust & Bone |
original title: | De rouille et d’os |
country: | France |
sales agent: | Celluloid Dreams |
year: | 2012 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Jacques Audiard |
film run: | 120' |
release date: | BE 17/05/2012, FR 17/05/2012, NL 14/06/2012, IS 04/10/2012, IT 04/10/2012, IE 02/11/2012, UK 02/11/2012, FI 16/11/2012, GR 29/11/2012, ES 14/12/2012, SE 21/12/2012, DE 10/01/2013, NO 11/01/2013, PT 07/02/2013, DK 14/03/2013 |
screenplay: | Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain |
cast: | Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Bouli Lanners, Céline Sallette, Corinne Masiero, Jean-Michel Correia, Mourad Frarema, Armand Verdure, Yannick Choirat |
cinematography by: | Stéphane Fontaine |
film editing: | Juliette Welfling |
art director: | Michel Barthélémy |
costumes designer: | Virginie Montel |
music: | Alexandre Desplat |
producer: | Jacques Audiard, Martine Cassinelli, Pascal Caucheteux |
production: | Why Not Productions, Page 114, France 3 Cinéma, Les Films du Fleuve |
backing: | MEDIA Programme |
distributor: | UGC Distribution, Lumière, BIM Distribuzione, StudioCanal |