Standing Tall
Filmfest 2015
(La Tête Haute)
(LA TÊTE HAUTE)
France 2014
Original version with English subtitles
(Original: French)
German Premiere
Director: Emmanuelle Bercot
Section: Spotlight
Abandoned by his mother at the age of six, Malony is constantly in and out of juvenile court. An adoptive family grows around this young delinquent: Florence, a children’s magistrate nearing retirement, and Yann, 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, a very special young girl who will show him that there are reasons for hope.
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Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Rod Paradot, Benoît Magimel, Sara Forestier, Diane Rouxel
Credits
Screenplay: Emmanuelle Bercot, Marcia Romano
Director of Photography: Guillaume Schiffman
Film Editor: Julien Leloup
Production Designer: Eric Barboza
Costume Design: Pascaline Chavanne
Sound: Pierre André, Séverin Favriau, Stéphane Thiébaut
Producer: François Kraus, Denis Pinot-Valencienne
Production Company: Les Films du Kiosque
Co-Production Company: France 2 Cinéma, Wild Bunch
World Sales: Elle Driver
Director: Emmanuelle Bercot
