Standing Tall

Name: Standing Tall
Genre: Drama
Released: April 1, 2016
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 59
Cast: Benoît Magimel, Catherine Deneuve, Rod Paradot, Sara Forestier

2016

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Cohen Media Group | Release Date: April 1, 2016 | R

Starring: Benoît Magimel, Catherine Deneuve, Rod Paradot, Sara Forestier

Summary: 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 difficultAbandoned 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. [Cohen Media Group]… Expand

Director: Emmanuelle Bercot

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 120 min

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The Film Stage Eli Hayes

Mar 28, 2016

Bercot is able to craft a believable arc within her protagonist, allowing for a gradual character progression rather than one that is abrupt and difficult to reckon with. Read full review

Rex Reed

Mar 31, 2016

Equally touching and disturbing, the French film Standing Tall is an outstanding work of social realism by actress and writer-turned-director Emmanuelle Bercot. Read full review

Brad Wheeler

Aug 18, 2016

In a smartly written, evenly wrought drama, the newly discovered wunderkind Rod Paradot stunningly portrays a troubled youth who makes Eminem’s 8 Mile protagonist look like a boy scout in comparison. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Mar 28, 2016

It is a high-minded, often touching movie which replaces the nihilism and miserabilism often to be found in social realism, and replaces them with a positive vision of what the state can – and can’t – do to help. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Apr 1, 2016

If director Emmanuelle Bercot's feature isn't always dramatically satisfying, it is fueled by the fine, flinty chemistry of Catherine Deneuve, Benoît Magimel and newcomer Rod Paradot. Read full review

Mike D'Angelo

Mar 30, 2016

A non-professional making his screen debut, Paradot serves up plenty of volatility, but he never quite succeeds in making Malony seem like a kid with real potential that’s being squandered. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Apr 13, 2016

It’s a preening piece of work, aiming to flatter and please, while masquerading as something hard-hitting and daring. And because of all that, it’s a bore. Read full review

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