La Guerre des boutons
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A village in the South of France, 1960. A band of country boys aged 7 to 14, led by fearless young Lebrac, wages an uncompromising battle against their sworn rivals, the kids from the neighboring village. A war of honor and allegiance that's been kept alive for generations, in which humiliation is the most fearsome defeat and no tactic is too extreme, including attacking the enemy stark naked!
War of the Buttons is a 2011 family adventure film set in 1960s rural France, following a group of village boys locked in a generations-old rivalry with kids from a neighboring town. Directed by Christophe Barratier, the film captures the intense world of childhood conflict where honor and allegiance matter more than anything else. It's a coming-of-age story about friendship, courage, and the sometimes absurd lengths children will go to win.
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Éric ElmosninoMaître Merlin
Mathilde SeignerLebrac's mother
Fred TestotSimon's father
Alain ChabatMaître Labru
Vincent BresWilliam Lebrac
Salomé LemireLanterne
Théo BertrandL'Aztec
Tristan VichardTigibus
Tom RivoireGrangibus- Louis LefèbvreCamus
Victor Le BlondBacaillé
Bastien BouillonTintin
Théo FernandezPapier mâché- Arthur GarnierLacrique
- June MaîtreOctavie
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When was War of the Buttons released?
The film was released on September 14, 2011.
What is the movie about?
Set in a South of France village in 1960, the story follows a band of boys aged 7 to 14 led by fearless young Lebrac as they wage an all-out war against rival kids from the neighboring village, where humiliation is the ultimate defeat.
Is War of the Buttons appropriate for families?
The film is classified as a family adventure, though parents should note it contains scenes of intense child conflict and includes moments of children fighting naked as part of the story's humor and themes about childhood rivalry.
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