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Standing Tall

2015 · 119 min

A patient, socially engaged character study that follows a troubled boy over many years, asking for steady attention and rewarding it with quiet emotional force.

Directed by
Emmanuelle Bercot
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rod Paradot, Catherine Deneuve, Sara Forestier
Overview
The film tells the story of Malony and his education as he grows from a six-year-old into an 18-year-old. A minors’ judge and a caseworker work tirelessly to try to save the young offender.

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Directed by
Emmanuelle Bercot
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rod Paradot, Catherine Deneuve, Sara Forestier
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • coming-of-age
    • family
    • class
    • trauma
    • healing
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language strong
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism9
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Emmanuelle Bercot
    Written by
    Marcia Romano, Emmanuelle Bercot
    Starring
    Rod Paradot, Catherine Deneuve, Sara Forestier, Benoît Magimel, Diane Rouxel, Élizabeth Mazev, Anne Suarez, Christophe Meynet
    Music
    Éric Neveux
    Cinematography
    Guillaume Schiffman
    Runtime
    119 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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