Standing Tall
(2019, original release: 2015)

Nonfiction

eVideo

Provider: Kanopy

Details

PUBLISHED
Cohen Film Collection, 2015
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (streaming video file) (119 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

ISBN/ISSN
4681170
LANGUAGE
French
NOTES

Title from title frames

Abandoned by his mother (Sara Forestier) at the age of 6, Malony (Rod Paradot) is constantly in and out of juvenile court. An adoptive family grows around this young delinquent: Florence (Catherine Deneuve), a children’s magistrate nearing retirement, and Yann (Benoît Magimel), 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 (Diane Rouxel), a very special young girl who will show him that there are reasons for hope. Winner of Best Supporting Actor and Most Promising Actor and nominated for Best Film, Best Director, and 4 other awards at the **César Awards**. Official Selection at the **Cannes Film Festival**. *"A smartly written, evenly wrought drama ..." - Brad Wheeler, **Globe and Mail***

Film

In Process Record

Benoit Magimel, Catherine Deneuve, Rod Paradot, Sara Forestier

Originally produced by Cohen Film Collection in 2015

Mode of access: World Wide Web

In English

Additional Credits