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Bisons

2024 · 105 min

A gritty, somber plunge into desperate men trading codes for no-rules violence, heavy with family strain and quiet dread.

Directed by
Pierre Monnard
Genres
Drama
Starring
Maxime Valvini, Karim Barras, India Hair
Overview
“Respect for the vanquished”, remarks Steve “is what separates man from beast.” As a champion in Swiss-style wrestling, Steve knows a thing or two about observing codes of combat. But when his family farm faces repossession, he is forced to join hands with his ex-convict brother Joel and enter the lucrative, clandestine world of no-rules fighting.

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Directed by
Pierre Monnard
Genres
Drama
Starring
Maxime Valvini, Karim Barras, India Hair
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • violence
  • betrayal
  • class
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Pierre Monnard
Written by
Nicolas Hislaire, Yves Patrick Delachaux, Emmanuelle Fournier-Lorentz, Dominique Turin
Starring
Maxime Valvini, Karim Barras, India Hair, Marie Berto, Adel Bencherif, Christian Gregori, Randa Berrouba-Tani, Fred Tony
Music
Nicolas Rabaeus
Cinematography
Joseph Areddy
Runtime
105 min
Country
France, Switzerland
Languages
German, French, Italian

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