Nos résistances (2011)

Directed by

Romain Cogitore

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 26m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1944, a 19-year-old joins a group of 15 young French Resistance fighters. The film follows their experiences during World War II.

restrainedearnestunderstatedwartimeyouthfulgroundedseriousquietly intense

What happens

15 Lads (French: Nos résistances) is a 2011 French World War II drama film written and directed by Romain Cogitore in his feature film directorial debut, inspired by the real-life experiences of his grandfather, Antoine Cogitore, as a French Resistance fighter when he was a teenager. It stars François Civil as a 19-year-old carefree rescuer who joins a group of 15 young men from the French Resistance in 1944. The film was released theatrically in France by Shellac Distribution on 5 January 2011. For his performance in the film, François Civil was selected as one of the Revelations of the 2012 César Awards and was on the longlist for a pre-nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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