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  • 2016
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  • Cohen Media Group
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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 difficult ch...

Directed By: Emmanuelle Bercot

Written By: Marcia Romano, Emmanuelle Bercot

  • 2016
  • R
  • Cohen Media Group
  • 2 h
  • 2016
  • R
  • Cohen Media Group
  • 2 h

Standing Tall

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
59
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings
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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 difficult ch...

Directed By: Emmanuelle Bercot

Written By: Marcia Romano, Emmanuelle Bercot

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
59
47% Positive
9 Reviews
42% Mixed
8 Reviews
11% Negative
2 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
59
47% Positive
9 Reviews
42% Mixed
8 Reviews
11% Negative
2 Reviews

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83
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.
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75
Apr 7, 2016
Standing Tall is indeed tough going, yet it’s illuminating and ultimately even a bit hopeful.
By Mark Jenkins FULL REVIEW
70
Mar 30, 2016
Paradot exposes every last nerve and manages to be appropriately sensitive and confused between outbursts of rage. He benefits, too, from direction (by On My Way's Emmanuelle Bercot) that's unafraid to make Malony look terrible.
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60
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.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
60
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.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 7, 2016
Simply falls short.
By Susan Wloszczyna FULL REVIEW
25
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.
By Mick LaSalle FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Les Films du Kiosque, France 2 Cinéma, Wild Bunch, Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Pictanovo, Canal+, France Télévisions, Ciné+, Soficinéma 10, Sofica Manon 5, Palatine Étoile 11, SofiTVciné 2, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Région Rhône-Alpes, Région Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Palatine Etoile 11 Développement, Manon Production 4, Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep), Angoa-Agicoa
Release Date Apr 1, 2016
Duration 2 h
Rating R
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Tagline We take the hand we are given
Website http://www.cetera.co.jp/taiyou/
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Awards

César Awards, France
• 2 Wins & 8 Nominations
Cabourg Romantic Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Lumiere Awards, France
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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