September is the month
when on one hand are the cultural festivals and on the other hand come a host
of film festivals in India and Jagran Film Festival is always the first to
start the season.
This year Jagran is
reaching Mumbai after its three month run in 15 other cities of India. Opening
with Standing Tall the festival will
hold two screenings of the much talked about film amidst prominent Indian,
international feature and short films.
“Beginning with a
film like ‘Standing Tall’ is a beginning on the right note” opines Manoj Srivastava,
Strategic Consultant of the Festival.
Directed by
actress Emmanuelle
Bercot who won the Best actress award this year at Cannes Film
Festival, Standing Tall narrates the story of a six year old Malony, abandoned
by his mother who is constantly in and out of juvenile court. An adoptive
family grows around this young delinquent: Florence, a children’s magistrate
nearing retirement, and Yann, a caseworker and himself the survivor of a very
difficult childhood. Together they follow the boy’s journey and try unfailingly
to save him.
Malony is sent to an
educational center, where he meets Tess, a very special young girl who will
show him that there are reasons for hope.
The film also
stars Benoît
Magimel, Sara Forestier and is produced by François Kraus & Denis
Pineu-Valencienne.
Standing Tall
is an exemplary cinematic exploration by Emmanuelle Bercot who has also written
the screenplay of the film along with Marcia Romano. The film is due for
release in Italy on 15 October 2015 after its screening in
India.
@bhawanasomaaya
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