The Specials (French: Hors normes) is a 2019 French drama film directed by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache.[3] It was screened out of competition at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[4] The film is inspired by the true story of Stéphane Benhamou and Daoud Tatou.
| The Specials | |
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| French | Hors normes |
| Directed by | Éric Toledano Olivier Nakache |
| Written by | Éric Toledano Olivier Nakache |
| Starring | Vincent Cassel Reda Kateb |
Release date |
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| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $12.8 million[1] |
| Box office | $19.4 million[2] |
Plot
editThis article needs an improved plot summary. (July 2023) |
Bruno (Vincent Cassel) runs an organization helping people with autism by finding job placements and activities for them outside of the confines of the institutionalized hospital setting, along with Malik (Reda Kateb), who certifies teenagers from Paris's rough neighborhoods to care for autistic patients. Bruno continually hires more staff despite his organization's financial problems. His organization is also under investigation by the social affairs inspector for operating without a license. Bruno gets Joseph, his oldest patient, a job at a washing machine manufacturer, but Joseph struggles with the temptation to pull fire alarms on metro trains during his commute.[5]
One of Malik's students, Dylan, works with a patient named Valentin. Dylan struggles with appreciating the value of the program and is disrespectful toward Malik, who is training them to receive certificates to work with autistic children.
Cast
edit- Vincent Cassel as Bruno Haroche
- Reda Kateb as Malik
- Hélène Vincent as Hélène
- Bryan Mialoundama as Dylan
- Alban Ivanov as Menahem
- Benjamin Lesieur as Joseph
- Marco Locatelli as Valentin
- Catherine Mouchet as Doctor Ronssin
- Frédéric Pierrot & Suliane Brahim as Inspectors IGAS
- Lyna Khoudri as Ludivine
- Aloïse Sauvage as Shirelle
Reception
editThe film received highly positive reviews. The Specials has an approval rating of 82% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 11 reviews, and an average rating of 7.4/10.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Hors normes (The Specials) (2019) – JP Box-Office".
- ^ "The Specials".
- ^ "The Screenings Guide 2019". 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Cannes festival 2019: full list of films". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Film Review: 'The Specials'". Variety (magazine). 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "The Specials (Hors normes) (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
External links
edit- The Specials at IMDb
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