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STANDING TALL

by Emmanuelle Bercot

synopsis

Abandoned by his mother at the age of 6, Malony is constantly in and out of juvenile court. An adoptive family grows around this young delinquent: Florence, a children’s magistrate nearing retirement, and Yann, a caseworker and himself the survivor of a very difficult childhood.Together they follow the boy’s journey and try unfailingly to save him. Then Malony is sent to a stricter educational center, where he meets Tess, a very special young girl who will show him that there are reasons for hope.

international title: Standing Tall
original title: La Tête haute
country: France
sales agent: Elle Driver
year: 2015
genre: fiction
directed by: Emmanuelle Bercot
film run: 120'
release date: FR 13/05/2015, BE 13/05/2015, ES 2/10/2015, NL 2/07/2015, IT 19/11/2015, SE 22/04/2016
screenplay: Emmanuelle Bercot, Marcia Romano
cast: Catherine Deneuve, Rod Paradot, Benoît Magimel, Sara Forestier, Diane Rouxel
cinematography by: Guillaume Schiffman
film editing: Julien Leloup
art director: Éric Barboza
costumes designer: Pascaline Chavanne
producer: François Kraus, Denis Pineau-Valencienne
production: Les Films du Kiosque, Kinotar Oy, France 2 Cinéma
backing: CNC, Pictanovo, Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
distributor: Wild Bunch Distribution, Vértigo Films, September Film Distribution Netherlands, Abc Distribution, Folkets Bio

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