War of the Buttons (2011)

War of the Buttons (2011)

The French Resistance came in all shapes and sizes. 2011-09-21 France 100 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Jean Texier is Lebrac
Clément Godefroy is Petit Bibus
Théophile Baquet is Grand Gibus
Louis Dussol is Bacaillé, mayor's kid
Bacaillé, mayor's kid
Harold Werner is La Crique, smart kid
La Crique, smart kid
Ilona Bachelier is Violette
Guillaume Canet is L'instituteur
L'instituteur
Kad Merad is Père Lebrac
Père Lebrac
Gérard Jugnot is Père l'Aztec
Père l'Aztec