The French Resistance came in all shapes and sizes.

War of the Buttons

Name: War of the Buttons
Genre: Adventure, Family
Released: 2011-09-21
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Jean Texier, Clément Godefroy, Théophile Baquet, Louis Dussol, Harold Werner

Cinéma Français20111h 40mFrenchTop 34% of Cinéma Français grosses

44Standing

124th of 204 in Cinéma Français

Reported gross: 67
Return on budget: —
Audience rating: 15
Momentum: 29

Out-grossed 67% of Cinéma Français releases with reported figures ($15M).
Momentum in the 29th percentile.
Audience rating 5.9 from 480 votes, the 15th percentile.

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Cost: Not on record
Took: $15M

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The picture

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.

Released: 21 September 2011
Runtime: 1h 40m
Language: French
Industry: Cinéma Français

Top billedAll 19 credits

Jean TexierLebrac
Clément GodefroyPetit Bibus
Théophile BaquetGrand Gibus
Louis DussolBacaillé, mayor's kid
Harold WernerLa Crique, smart kid
Nathan ParentCamus

Made by

Director: Christophe Barratier
Writer: Christophe Barratier, Stéphane Keller
Producer: Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela

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AdventureFamily

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