War of the Buttons
Seen it?2011 | 109 min | Family, Adventure
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and a lukewarm 6.0 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and families.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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!
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesBelow par
6.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$12 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yann Samuell
- Éric ElmosninoMaître Merlin
- Mathilde SeignerLebrac's mother
- Fred TestotSimon's father
- Alain ChabatMaître Labru
- Vincent BresWilliam Lebrac
- Salomé LemireLanterne
- Théo BertrandL'Aztec
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- Tom RivoireGrangibus
- Louis LefèbvreCamus