Playground (2021)

Original title

Un monde

Directed by

Laura Wandel

Genre

drama film

Country

Belgium

Runtime

1h 12m

Rated

U

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 180 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young girl starts at a new school where she witnesses her older brother being bullied. She tries to navigate the social rules of the playground while struggling to help him.

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What happens

Playground (French: Un monde) is a 2021 Belgian drama film directed by Laura Wandel. In June 2021, the film was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, it won the FIPRESCI Prize in the Un Certain Regard section. Playground received the André Cavens Award for Best Film by the Belgian Film Critics Association. At the 11th Magritte Awards, it was nominated for ten awards and won seven, including Best First Feature Film and Best Director for Wandel. It was selected as the Belgium’s Oscar-shortlisted International Feature and Belgian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards. Ultimately, it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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