STANDING TALL
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 |