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War of the Buttons

2011·1h 49m·PG-13
AdventureFamily
IMDb Rating
★ 6.2/10
2,513 votes
Metascore
41
Metacritic

Occupied France; Lebrac leads a play war between two rival kid gangs, but a girl he likes, who's Jewish, is in danger of being discovered by local Nazi sympathisers. Lebrac and the village must now respond to the reality of what's happening.

War of the Buttons is a 2011 adventure family movie directed by Christophe Barratier, starring Jean Texier, Guillaume Canet, Laetitia Casta. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.2/10 from 2,513 votes and runs 1h 49m.

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Director
Christophe Barratier
Stars
Jean Texier
Guillaume Canet
Laetitia Casta
Ilona Bachelier
Details
2011-09-21
109 min
Movie
PG-13
★ France
★ French
Keywords
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