15 Lads (French: Nos résistances) is a 2011 French World War II drama film[3] written and directed by Romain Cogitore in his feature film directorial debut, inspired by the real-life experiences of his grandfather, Antoine Cogitore, as a French Resistance fighter when he was a teenager. It stars François Civil as a 19-year-old carefree rescuer who joins a group of 15 young men from the French Resistance in 1944.[3] The film was released theatrically in France by Shellac Distribution on 5 January 2011.[3]
| 15 Lads | |
|---|---|
_film_poster.jpg) Theatrical release poster | |
| French | Nos résistances |
| Directed by | Romain Cogitore |
| Written by | Romain Cogitore |
| Produced by | |
| Starring |
|
| Cinematography | Thomas Ozoux[1] |
| Edited by | Nathalie Langlade[1] |
| Music by | Julien Lourau[1] |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Shellac Distribution[1] |
Release date |
|
Running time | 86 min[3] |
| Country | France[3] |
| Language | French[3] |
For his performance in the film, François Civil was selected as one of the Revelations of the 2012 César Awards and was on the longlist for a pre-nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actor.[4]
Cast
edit- François Civil as François/Racine[5]
- Grégoire Colin as Le Bourreau[5]
- Grégory Gatignol as Zozo[5]
- Jules Sitruk as Peigne[5]
- Michel Vuillermoz as Lieutenant Lebel[5]
- Jeanne Mettauer as Jeanne[5]
- Juliette Lamboley as Véronique[5]
- Jules Sadoughi as Ficelle[5]
- Ralph Amoussou as The bear [5]
- Olivier Gueritée as Poux[5]
- Augustin Legrand as Tonio[5]
- Hélène Foubert as Racine's mother [5]
- Bruno Paviot as L'Adjudant[5]
- Maxime Lefrançois as Le Brigadier[5]
- Stéphanie Crayencour as Jeanne's sister [5]
- Anne Benoît as Véronique's mother [5]
- Christopher Buchholz as The german soldier [5]
Production
edit15 Lads was Romain Cogitore's feature film directorial debut.[6] The film was inspired by the real-life experiences of Cogitore's grandfather, Antoine Cogitore, who was a resistance fighter during World War II in the Maquis of Grande Chartreuse when he was 17 years old.[7] Antoine's voice taken from a conversation between him with the director is featured at the end of the film.[7] "I find his film very good. It was made by a young person for young people. I was overwhelmed, especially when I heard my voice at the end of the film. I didn't know that he had kept an extract of my conversation with him", Antoine said of the film in 2011.[7]
The film was shot in Alsace[8] and Vosges,[7] between August and September 2009.[9]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | CNC Trophy | First Screenplay, Promising New Talents | Romain Cogitore | Won | [10] |
| 2009 | Grand Prix du Meilleur Scénariste | Junior Prize for Best Screenplay – Special Mention from the Jury | Won | [11][12] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Nos résistances". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Fifteen Lads". Cinéma Defacto. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "15 Lads de Romain Cogitore (2010)". Unifrance. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Qui seront les révélations des Césars". Libération (in French). 24 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Nos résistances". Shellac Distribution (in French). Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ ""Nos Résistances", premier long métrage de Romain Cogitore" ["Nos Résistances", first feature film by Romain Cogitore]. RFI (in French). 8 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d Fays, Frédérique (22 March 2011). "Cinema / "Nos résistances" bientôt projeté au Lux, à Valence | Le petit-fils, réalisateur, raconte son grand-père résistant" [Cinema / “Nos résistances” soon to be screened at Lux, in Valence | The grandson, director, tells the story of his resistant grandfather]. Le Dauphiné libéré (in French).
- ^ "15 Lads - French press kit" (PDF). Unifrance (in French). p. 9. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ Amandine (19 June 2009). "Romain Cogitore recherche des figurants pour son long métrage". Tout Metz (in French).
- ^ "Romain Cogitore". Catherine Winckelmuller (in French). Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Lauréats, finalistes et films 1986-2022". Les Prix du Scénario (in French). 24 September 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ Ferenczi, Aurélien (24 November 2009). "Du dur exercice de lire un scénario". Télérama (in French).
External links
edit- 15 Lads at IMDb
- 15 Lads at AlloCiné (in French)
- 15 Lads on Cineuropa
- Official trailer on YouTube
- Screenplay (in French)
