Once in a Lifetime (2014 film)
Once in a Lifetime | |
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Directed by | Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar |
Written by | Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar Ahmed Dramé |
Produced by | Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar Pierre Kubel |
Starring | Ariane Ascaride Ahmed Dramé |
Cinematography | Myriam Vinocour |
Edited by | Benoît Quinon |
Music by | Ludovico Einaudi |
Production company | Loma Nasha |
Distributed by | UGC Distribution |
Release dates |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Budget | €3.4 million[1] |
Box office | $2.2 million[1] |
Once in a Lifetime (original title: Les Héritiers) is a 2014 French drama film directed by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar.[2][3]
Plot
Based on a true story, the film chronicles the relationship of a teacher with teenagers who have long since dropped out of the school system. This teacher of Leon Blum high school at Créteil (Val-de-Marne), decides to enter a national competition titled "Children and adolescents in the Nazi concentration camp system". Initially tumultuous and frustrating, the atmosphere quickly evolves as they meet with a survivor of the camps and increasing intensity during a visit to a museum dedicated to this period of history. This experience will change their lives.
Cast
- Ariane Ascaride as Anne Gueguen
- Ahmed Dramé as Malik
- Noémie Merlant as Mélanie
- Geneviève Mnich as Yvette
- Stéphane Bak as Max
- Wendy Nieto as Jamila
- Aïmen Derriachi as Saïd
- Mohamed Seddiki as Olivier
- Naomi Amarger as Julie
- Alicia Dadoun as Camélia
- Adrien Hurdubae as Théo
- Raky Sall as Koudjiji
- Amine Lansari as Rudy
- Koro Dramé as Léa
- Xavier Maly as the principal
Reception
Karen Schollemann called the film on kinocritics.com a "powerful tale about integration".[4]
Accolades
Award / Film Festival | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
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César Awards | Most Promising Actor | Ahmed Dramé | Nominated |
St. Louis International Film Festival | Best Narrative Feature | Won | |
Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival CineMondays 2015 | Best Narrative | Won[5] |
References
- ^ a b http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=14885
- ^ "Once in a Lifetime". cineuropa.org. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ^ "Once in a Lifetime". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ^ "Die Schüler der Madame Anne (Once in a Lifetime, Les héritiers)". kinocritics.com. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
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