L'avion (2005)

Charly wishes a bicycle with all his heart for Christmas. Therefore his disappointment is bigger, when his father presents him a self-built plane... See full synopsis »

Director:

Cédric Kahn

Writers:

Cédric Kahn (scenario), Ismaël Ferroukhi (scenario),

Stars:

Roméo Botzaris, Isabelle Carré, Vincent Lindon

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Roméo Botzaris	...	Charly
Isabelle Carré	...	Catherine
Vincent Lindon	...	Pierre
Nicolas Briançon	...	Xavier
Alicia Djemaï	...	Mercedes (as Alicia Djémaï)
Marc Sedze	...	Le jeune éleveur
Mado Sedze	...	La fermière
Rodolphe Pauly	...	L'instituteur
Marlène Casaux-Glaire	...	La bonne élève
Jean-Marc Stehlé	...	Grand-Père Charly
Yves Penay	...	Haut Gradé cérémonie
Georges Haerter	...	Frère Mercedes
Mehdi Benounis	...	Petit Frère
Mathéo Puente	...	Mauvais Garçon cour
Paul Bernard	...	Voleur d'avion 1

Storyline

Charly wishes a bicycle with all his heart for Christmas. Therefore his disappointment is bigger, when his father presents him a self-built plane... See full synopsis »

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Plot Keywords:

airplane | death | based on comic | magic

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Mystery

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Details

Country:

France Germany

Language:

French

Release Date:

20 July 2005 (France)

Also Known As:

Charly

Filming Locations:

Magic Media Company, Cologne, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

€10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$486,202 (France) (22 July 2005)

Gross:

$486,202 (France) (22 July 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fidélité Productions, Akkord Film Produktion GmbH, France 3 Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Yperoha plasmata: Tis Aristeras kai tis Proodou... (2008)

User Reviews

Excellent

You have to be pretty stupid to give a children's movie a low score (for Christ's sake, it's for kids, right?). But to give a low score for a REALLY GOOD kids movie, you must have an exceptionally low IQ (and/or deficient imagination).

Well, this is a REALLY GOOD kids movie. It is about loss, magic, adventure, friendship, etc etc... I was totally into it right to the end, along with my three year old daughter. (Who in retrospect, was probably a little too young since it does get a bit heavy, at times).

The story is fantastic, the photography was beautiful, yet subtle and the casting was pretty much spot on.

Not on Netflix as of March 2009, but definitely worth viewing, if you can find it.