War of the Buttons

War of the Buttons is a 2011 French film directed by Christophe Barratier. Plot The story takes place in March 1944 in a small French village. The young people from the neighbouring villages of Longeverne and Velrans have been waging this merciless war as long as anyone can remember: the buttons of all the little prisoners' clothes are removed so that they head home almost naked, vanquished and humiliated. Consequently, this conflict is known as the "War of the Buttons". The village that collects the most buttons will be declared the winner. Meanwhile, Violette, a young Jewish girl, has caught the eye of Lebrac, the intelligent chief of the Longeverne kids who is coming of age, leading his gang and their rivals to consider putting aside their differences in order to protect her from the Nazis. Cast Laetitia Casta as Simone Guillaume Canet as the teacher Kad Merad as Father Lebrac Gérard Jugnot as Father Aztec Jean Texier as Lebrac Clément Godefroy as Petit (Little) Gibus Marc-Henri Wajnberg as Vladimir Théophile Baquet as Grand (Big) Gibus François Morel as Father Bacaillé Louis Dussol as Bacaillé Harold Werner as Crique Nathan Parent as Camus Ilona Bachelier as Violette Thomas Goldberg as the Aztec Discography The CD soundtrack composed by Philippe Rombi was released on Music Box Records label.