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Once in a Lifetime
Film poster
Directed byMarie-Castille Mention-Schaar
Written byMarie-Castille Mention-Schaar
Ahmed Dramé
Produced byMarie-Castille Mention-Schaar
Pierre Kubel
StarringAriane Ascaride
Ahmed Dramé
CinematographyMyriam Vinocour
Edited byBenoît Quinon
Music byLudovico Einaudi
Production
company
Loma Nasha
Distributed byUGC Distribution
Release dates
  • 7 October 2014 (2014-10-07) (FIFF)
  • 3 December 2014 (2014-12-03) (France)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
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

Cast and director at the film premiere in Paris.
  • 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
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

  1. ^ a b http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=14885
  2. ^ "Once in a Lifetime". cineuropa.org. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  3. ^ "Once in a Lifetime". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  4. ^ "Die Schüler der Madame Anne (Once in a Lifetime, Les héritiers)". kinocritics.com. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  5. ^ [1]
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