15 Lads (2011)

Summer 1944, Racine, a nineteen year old first-aid worker, is called upon to help a wounded fighter in a remote camp of the French resistance. But when he gets there he discovers a wild and... See full summary »

Director:

Romain Cogitore

Writer:

Romain Cogitore

Stars:

François Civil, Grégoire Colin, Grégory Gatignol

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
François Civil	...	Racine
Grégoire Colin	...	Le bourreau
Grégory Gatignol	...	Zozo
Jules Sitruk	...	Peigne
Jules Sadoughi	...	Ficelle
Ralph Amoussou	...	L'ours
Juliette Lamboley	...	Véronique
Michel Vuillermoz	...	Lieutenant Lebel
Hélène Foubert	...	La mère de Racine
Bruno Paviot	...	L'adjudant
Maxime Lefrançois	...	Le brigadier
Jeanne Mettauer	...	Jeanne
Stéphanie Crayencour	...	La soeur de Jeanne
Olivier Gueritée	...	Poux (as Olivier Guéritée)
Augustin Legrand	...	Tonio

Storyline

Summer 1944, Racine, a nineteen year old first-aid worker, is called upon to help a wounded fighter in a remote camp of the French resistance. But when he gets there he discovers a wild and disorderly bunch of young men. Between love, trials, and survival, Racine is propelled into learning life the fast way.

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Genres:

Drama | History | Romance | War

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User Reviews

The reluctant resistant fighter

"Lacombe Lucien " told the story of a young man who entered the Milice by chance ;"Nos resistances " showed a youngster,coming to nurse a wounded resistant,and forced to stay among the Maquis ,for the insurgents fear he might become an informer.This is not that much new: in " Die Letzte Brücke",Maria Schell found herself in a similar situation.

Sadly ,this movie does not compare favorably with Malle's and Helmut Kautner's works ,not even with the numerous "resistance movies " of the post-war era,some of which were largely underrated .The camp of the young Maquisards looks more like a scouts camp ,or even a holiday camp.They ,themselves ,are more anxious about sex,onanism, and getting girls than about the luck of their homeland .Feminists may be infuriated, because all the female parts of the movie are only in it to get laid, whereas there were women among the French resistance .

We hardly feel the plight of an occupied country ,the Germans are almost absent and the Milice (and the gendarmes who tell the young lad that being shirtless is an insult to the Marechal (Pétain)) goes through the motions of repressing.

Some will say it's the initiation rites of a teenager turning into a man,but haven't we been through this kind of flick before?And the last lines,when we learn the fates of the hero's brothers in arms ,are a spate of clichés.

Details

Official Sites:

Shellac [France]

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

5 January 2011 (France)

Also Known As:

15 Lads

Filming Locations:

France

Box Office

Budget:

EUR2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinémadefacto, Région Alsace, Région Lorraine

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1