War of the Buttons

War of the Buttons

Directed by Yann Samuell

Produced by TF1 Droits Audiovisuels, Les Films du Gorak

2011109 min6.0 / 10

A nostalgic, playful coming-of-age adventure about childhood rivalries and camaraderie set in rural 1960s France.

A village in the South of France, 1960. A band of country boys aged 7 to 14, led by fearless young Lebrac, wages an uncompromising battle against their sworn rivals, the kids from the neighboring village. A war of honor and allegiance that's been kept alive for generations, in which humiliation is the most fearsome defeat and no tactic is too extreme, including attacking the enemy stark naked!

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  • Is War of the Buttons easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Does War of the Buttons end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is War of the Buttons sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is War of the Buttons scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is War of the Buttons violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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22/ 100

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Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity52

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Surprise5

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Love22

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