War of the Buttons (1994)

Directed by

John Roberts

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom, France

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 123 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two groups of boys from different social classes in rural Ireland are rivals in a prank war. They battle by stealing each other's buttons off their clothes, much to the dismay of their parents. The story is about friendship, conflict, and learning to get along.

lightheartedhumorouswhimsicalplayfulwarmnostalgicbittersweetearthy

What happens

War of the Buttons is a 1994 comedy-drama adventure film directed by John Roberts. It was written by Colin Welland and based on the French novel La Guerre des boutons, by Louis Pergaud. The story, about two rival boys' gangs in Ireland, the Ballys (working class) and the Carricks (middle class), is set in County Cork, where it was filmed on location. The film has been classified as a drama and comedy, and the tone is frequently light and humorous. It examines issues of conflict and war, the actions and consequences of violence, and how it can divide and oppose people who can be friends as easily as they can be enemies. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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