War of the Buttons (2012)

  • NR
  • 06/15/2012 (AT)
  • Adventure, Family
  • 1h 40m

The French Resistance came in all shapes and sizes.

Overview

Occupied France; Lebrac leads a play war between two rival kid gangs, but a girl he likes, who's Jewish, is in danger of being discovered by local Nazi sympathisers. Lebrac and the village must now respond to the reality of what's happening.

Christophe Barratier

Director, Writer

Stéphane Keller

Writer

Louis Pergaud

Novel

Cast

Jean Texier's headshot

Jean Texier

Lebrac
Clément Godefroy's headshot

Clément Godefroy

Petit Bibus
Théophile Baquet's headshot

Théophile Baquet

Grand Gibus
Louis Dussol's headshot

Louis Dussol

Bacaillé, mayor's kid
Harold Werner's headshot

Harold Werner

La Crique, smart kid
Nathan Parent's headshot

Nathan Parent

Camus
Ilona Bachelier's headshot

Ilona Bachelier

Violette
Thomas Goldberg's headshot

Thomas Goldberg

L'Aztec

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