Un sac de billes (2017 film)

Un sac de billes
Directed by	Christian Duguay
Produced by	Nicolas Duval Adassovsky; Joe Iacono; Laurent Zeitoun; Yann Zenou; Lyse Lafontaine; Gaëtan David; Tanguy Dekeyser; Marc Jenny; Jean-Charles Levy; André Logie
Written by	Christian Duguay; Benoît Guichard; Jonathan Allouche; Alexandra Geismar; Laurent Zeitoun
Based on	Un sac de billes; by Joseph Joffo
Starring	Dorian Le Clech; Batyste Fleurial; Patrick Bruel; Elsa Zylberstein; Bernard Campan
Cinematography	Christophe Graillot
Edited by	Olivier Gajan
Production; company	Quad Productions; Main Journey
Distributed by	Gaumont Film Company
Release date	15 January 2017 (Paris premiere); 18 January 2017;
Running time	110 minutes
Country	France; Canada; Czech Republic
Language	French
Budget	$21.4 million
Box office	$9.1 million[1]

Un sac de billes is a 2017 French drama directed by Christian Duguay, based on the autobiographical novel A Bag of Marbles by Joseph Joffo. It is the second time the novel has been made into a film after Un sac de billes (1975). The film won the Best Narrative Audience Award at the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival 37.[2]

Plot

In occupied France during World War II, two young Jewish brothers, Maurice and Joseph, are sent by their parents to the Italian Zone, and display courage, intelligence and ingenuity as they escape the occupiers and try to reunite their family.

Cast

Dorian Le Clech as Joseph
Batyste Fleurial as Maurice
Patrick Bruel as Roman
Elsa Zylberstein as Anna
Bernard Campan as Amboise Mancelier
Kev Adams as Ferdinand
Christian Clavier as Doctor Rosen
César Domboy as Henri
Ilian Bergala as Albert
Emile Berling as Raoul Mancelier
Jocelyne Desverchère as Marcelle Mancelier
Coline Leclère as Françoise
Holger Daemgen as Alois Brunner
Michael Smadja as Simon
Lucas Prisor as German Controller
Frédéric Épaud

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 86% based on 21 reviews, and an average rating of 7.2/10.[3] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 55 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[4]

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References

"Un sac de billes (2017)". JP's Box-Office. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
"Audience Award Winners," Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival.
"A Bag of Marbles (Un sac de billes) (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
"A Bag of Marbles Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 9 May 2018.

External links

Un sac de billes on IMDb

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[1] "Un sac de billes (2017)". JP's Box-Office. Retrieved 21 March 2018.

[2] "Audience Award Winners," Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival.

[3] "A Bag of Marbles (Un sac de billes) (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 9 May 2018.

[4] "A Bag of Marbles Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 9 May 2018.