Standing Tall

(2015)

★ 7.2 IMDb · 494 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2015

Runtime: 119 мин

Country: France

Director: Emmanuelle Bercot

Cast: Род Парадо, Катрин Денёв, Sara Forestier, Бенуа Мажимель, Diane Rouxel, Élizabeth Mazev, Анна Суарес, Christophe Meynet, Catherine Salée

Plot

The film tells the story of Malony and his education as he grows from a six-year-old into an 18-year-old. A minors’ judge and a caseworker work tirelessly to try to save the young offender.

Malony has been in conflict with the school and with the law since he was six. But Florence Blaque, a juvenile judge, and Yann, a special educator, are convinced that they can save him from the spiral of revolt and violence in which he seems to be caught for the rest of his days. Will they attain their end in spite of everything, in spite of Malony himself who is his own worst enemy?