War of the Buttons poster
Director Christophe Barratier
Writer Christophe Barratier, Stéphane Keller

War of the Buttons

Original Title: La Nouvelle Guerre des boutons

Tagline: The French Resistance came in all shapes and sizes.

Release Date: 2011-09-21

Duration: 100 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Guillaume Canet
    L'instituteur
  • Gérard Jugnot
    Père l'Aztec
  • Kad Merad
    Père Lebrac
  • Laetitia Casta
    Simone
  • Ilona Bachelier
    Violette
  • Marie Bunel
    Mère Lebrac
  • François Morel
    Père Bacallé
  • Grégory Gatignol
    Brochard
  • Anthony Decadi
    Chazal
  • Nathan Parent
    Camus