Standing Tall (La Tête haute)
Winner of 2 César Awards:
Most Promising Actor, Rod Paradot and Best Supporting Actor, Benoît Magimel
“Catherine Deneuve gives one of her warmest, most emotionally shaded performances…Mr. Paradot’s performance explodes off the screen.
” – Stephen Holden, The New York Times
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.
Details:
120Rated R
in French with English subtitles
120Rated R
in French with English subtitles