Le Petit Nicolas (2009)

Directed by

Laurent Tirard

Genre

comedy film, children's film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

G

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 1,169 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy named Nicolas navigates the ups and downs of school and family life with his group of friends. Together they get into small misadventures and try to solve everyday problems.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulcheerfulhumorousgentlenostalgicfamily-friendly

What happens

Little Nicholas (French: Le Petit Nicolas), also known as Petit Nicolas (UK), is a 2009 family comedy film directed by Laurent Tirard, who co-wrote with Grégoire Vigneron and Alain Chabat. It is based on a series of children's books by René Goscinny and Jean-Jacques Sempé. The film features an ensemble cast led by Maxime Godart in the title role of Nicolas. The film was theatrically released in France on 30 September 2009 by Wild Bunch Distribution, Central Film, and EOne Films. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and earned $100.8 million on a €21.4 million budget. It won the French Television of Ontario (TFO) Prize for Best Youth Film at the Cinéfranco in 2010 and also received nominations for the 35th César Awards for Best Adaptation, the European Film Award for People's Choice Award for Best European Film, and the Cinema Brazil Grand Prize for Best Foreign-Language Film. A sequel, Nicholas on Holiday, was released on 9 July 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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