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Un monde

  • 2021
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  • 1h 12m
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7.3/10
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Günter Duret and Maya Vanderbeque in Un monde (2021)
When Nora witnesses Abel being bullied by other kids, she rushes to protect him. But Abel forces her to remain silent. Caught in a conflict of loyalty, Nora tries to find her place, torn between children's and adult's worlds.
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When Nora witnesses Abel being bullied by other kids, she rushes to protect him. But Abel forces her to remain silent. Caught in a conflict of loyalty, Nora tries to find her place, torn bet... Read allWhen Nora witnesses Abel being bullied by other kids, she rushes to protect him. But Abel forces her to remain silent. Caught in a conflict of loyalty, Nora tries to find her place, torn between children's and adults' worlds.When Nora witnesses Abel being bullied by other kids, she rushes to protect him. But Abel forces her to remain silent. Caught in a conflict of loyalty, Nora tries to find her place, torn between children's and adults' worlds.

  • Director
    • Laura Wandel
  • Writer
    • Laura Wandel
  • Stars
    • Maya Vanderbeque
    • Günter Duret
    • Elsa Laforge
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    7.3/10
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    • Director
      • Laura Wandel
    • Writer
      • Laura Wandel
    • Stars
      • Maya Vanderbeque
      • Günter Duret
      • Elsa Laforge
    • 17User reviews
    • 80Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 29 wins & 22 nominations total

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    Maya Vanderbeque
    Maya Vanderbeque
    • Nora
    Günter Duret
    Günter Duret
    • Abel
    Elsa Laforge
    • Victoire
    Lena Girard Voss
    • Clémence
    Simon Caudry
    • Antoine
    Thao Maerten
    • David
    James Seguy
    • Malik
    Naël Ammama
    • Ismaël
    Émile Salamone
    • Matteo
    Karim Leklou
    Karim Leklou
    • Le père
    Laura Verlinden
    Laura Verlinden
    • Mme Agnès
    Laurent Capelluto
    Laurent Capelluto
    • Le père d'Antoine
    Sandrine Blancke
    • Mme Franck
    Monia Douieb
    • L'institutrice d'Abel
    Michel Israël
    • Le directeur
    Sophia Leboutte
    • La surveillante cour
    Muriel Bersy
    • La surveillante midi
    Kylian Decorne
    • Le professeur de gym
    • Director
      • Laura Wandel
    • Writer
      • Laura Wandel
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    9jepearce-99948

    Gritty Story

    This is a gritty story about the sociology of a school playground. It's also an account of love. Do you remember your school playground? How did we get out alive?
    8rubenm

    The world according to children

    This is really a very remarkable film. Exploring the group dynamics of school children, director Laura Wandel has taken the radical choice of positioning her camera at children's height, registering only what children see. Adults are reduced to supporting roles, and they are only visible when they occupy themselves directly with Nora, the heroine of Un Monde, played amazingly by 9 year old Maya Vanderbeque.

    Not only the way Wandel shows us what children see makes this film special. The script is also very clever in explaining how the mechanics of bullying can really make young children desperate, and how it is almost impossible to find a solution using adult logic. It is almost a cliché to say that children can be very cruel, but this film shows why and how it happens.

    The almost documentary filming style, with lots of close-ups, is impressive. In one crucial scene, the camera focuses for several mintues on Nora's face, while she registers what's going on around her. The viewer hears what she hears, but sees only her face. The result is spectacular.

    This film can easily stand next to the other great documentary-style film about school life, 'Entre les murs'. That film was nominated for an Oscar. 'Un Monde' is the Belgian entry for the Oscar race. It deserves at least a nomination.
    6deepudp

    strong performances

    A mundane subject given extra ordinary detailing and presented from a unique angle, slates story line impressive and compelling.

    Given the nature of content, story is of a serious nature and the kids have done exceptionally well to portray the roles to perfection.
    8Henry_Seggerman

    Understanding bullying

    Bullying has become a big subject in the last 20 years, but this film tells a great story from the perspective of two children who are each victims of it. With the Dardenne brothers and others, the Belgians have redefined the social landscape of Italian neorealism.
    8keithhmessenger

    Powerfully Focused

    Two things struck me immediately about Belgian writer-director Laura Wandel's powerful 2021 film. On a (slightly) negative note, I think whoever it was who came up with the English translation of the Belgian-French title ('Un monde') of the film really missed a trick - 'The Playground' might be 'literally' correct (in terms of the film's recurring setting) but 'the world' would be a much more accurate description of the (scale of the) impact Wandel's circumstances are having on Maya Vanderbeque's school newbie, Nora. On a more positive note, Wandel's visual focus here (courtesy of Frédéric Noirhomme's camera), namely a seemingly continuous close-up on Nora's face regardless of where 'the action' is is a quite brilliant (if not entirely original) construct, giving us an uncompromisingly intimate (and devastatingly moving) take on her world view. Of course, the other big positive here are the performances of Vanderbeque and Gunter Duret as Nora's brother, Abel - both inexperienced newbies delivering quite amazing turns.

    As we see Nora struggling to come to terms with her new life - being isolated, made fun of and causing Abel grief as his younger sister - the other slight (maybe superficial) negative here is the 'one-track' nature of Wandel's focus (even if this is rarely less than compelling). Looking more closely, however, and we see other (aside from Nora's dilemma) wider issues at play - single parenting (and fathers taking responsibility), the difficulty for teachers in dealing with bullying, the likely impact that bullying has on academic progress and, perhaps most significantly, the issue of whether to 'turn a blind eye' when witnessing an obvious injustice in society ('grassing', if you like). Certainly, as a portrait of Wandel's 'central subject' (school bullying) it is difficult to imagine a more convincing portrayal.

    In terms of comparator films, being Belgian(!) the Dardennes brothers spring most readily to mind, particularly (in terms of 'childhood portraits') Rosetta and The Son, whilst Ken Loach's masterpiece Kes also considers similar issues. Regardless, Wandel's debut film has much to commend it.

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    • Release date
      • January 26, 2022 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • Belgium
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    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Playground
    • Production companies
      • Dragons Films
      • Lunanime
      • Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
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      • €1,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $222,843
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      1 hour 12 minutes
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