''Standing Tall'' (french: La Tête haute) is a 2015 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Emmanuelle Bercot Emmanuelle Bercot (born 6 November 1967) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. Her film '' Clément'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Her 2013 film '' On My Way'' premiered in competi ...

. It was selected to open the

2015 Cannes Film Festival The 68th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 2015. Joel and Ethan Coen were the Presidents of the Jury for the main competition. It was the first time that two people chaired the jury. Since the Coen brothers each received a separate ...

. The film received eight nominations at the 41st César Awards and won two, Best Supporting Actor for

Benoît Magimel Benoît Magimel (; born 11 May 1974) is a French actor. He was 14 when he appeared in his first film, and has starred in a variety of roles in French cinema. At age 16, Magimel left school to pursue acting as a career. In 2001, he won the Best Ac ...

and Most Promising Actor for

Rod Paradot Rod Paradot (born 1996) is a French actor. He won the César Award for Most Promising Actor in 2016 for his role in '' Standing Tall''. Filmography In 2019 Paradot starred in Petit Biscuit Mehdi Benjelloun (born 10 November 1999), known by ...

Cast

Catherine Deneuve Catherine Fabienne Dorléac (born 22 October 1943), known professionally as Catherine Deneuve (, , ), is a French actress as well as an occasional singer, model, and producer, considered one of the greatest European actresses. She gained recogni ...

as judge Florence Blaque *

as Malony ** Enzo Trouillet as Malony (6-year-old) *

as Yann *

Sara Forestier Sara Forestier (born 4 October 1986) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. Life and career Forestier began her film career in 2001. She received a César Award for Most Promising Actress for her performance in '' Games of Love and ...

as Séverine *

Diane Rouxel Diane Rouxel (born August 14, 1993) is a French actress. She was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress in 2016 for her role in the film '' Standing Tall''. She received the Prix Romy Schneider in 2019. Life and career Diane ...

as Tess * Catherine Salée as Gladys Vatier * Élizabeth Mazev as Claudine * Anne Suarez as JDC director * Christophe Meynet as Mr. Robin * Lise Lamétrie as The first clerk * Martin Loizillon as The public prosecutor * Michel Masiero as The grandfather

Accolades

Principal Photography began 21 July 2014 and concluded on 17 September 2014

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Standing Tall 2015 films 2010s coming-of-age drama films 2010s French-language films Films directed by Emmanuelle Bercot French coming-of-age drama films Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor César Award-winning performance Films set in France Films set in 2003 Films set in 2013 Films set in 2014 2015 drama films 2010s French films Films shot in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Films shot in Hauts-de-France