Standing Tall (film)

Standing Tall
Film poster
Directed by	Emmanuelle Bercot
Written by	Emmanuelle Bercot Marcia Romano
Produced by	François Kraus Denis Pineau-Valencienne
Starring	Catherine Deneuve Rod Paradot Benoît Magimel Sara Forestier
Cinematography	Guillaume Schiffman
Edited by	Julien Leloup
Music by	Éric Neveux
Production companies	France 2 Cinéma Les Films du Kiosque
Distributed by	Wild Bunch Distribution
Release dates	13 May 2015 (Cannes) 13 May 2015 (France)
Running time	119 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$6 million
Box office	$5.2 million

Standing Tall (French: La Tête haute) is a 2015 French drama film directed by Emmanuelle Bercot. It was selected to open the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. The film received eight nominations at the 41st César Awards and won two, Best Supporting Actor for Benoît Magimel and Most Promising Actor for Rod Paradot.

Cast

• Catherine Deneuve as judge Florence Blaque
• Rod Paradot as Malony
  • Enzo Trouillet as Malony (6-year-old)
• Benoît Magimel as Yann
• Sara Forestier as Séverine
• Diane Rouxel 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