STANDING TALL

LA TÊTE HAUTE

By Emmanuelle BERCOT

A-ONE FILMS ESTONIA - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, ESTONIA

Drama - Completed 2015

The itinerary of Malony, from age six to eighteen, through the juvenile justice system, and the tireless efforts of a judge and a counselor to save him.

Festivals
& Awards

Festival de Cannes 2015
Out of Competition
César Awards 2016
Most Promising Actor - Rod Paradot
César Awards 2016
Best Supporting Actor - Benoît Magimel
    • Year of production
    • 2015
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • FRANCE
    • Languages
    • FRENCH
    • Duration
    • 119 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Emmanuelle BERCOT
    • Writer(s)
    • Emmanuelle BERCOT, Marcia ROMANO
    • Producer(s)
    • François KRAUS (Les Films du Kiosque), Denis PINEAU-VALENCIENNE (Les Films du Kiosque)
    • Synopsis
    • Abandoned by his mother at the age of 6, Malony is constantly in and out of juvenile court. An adoptive family grows around this young delinquent: Florence, a children’s magistrate nearing retirement, and Yann, 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, a very special young girl who will show him that there are reasons for hope.