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Stars by the Pound

  • 20182018
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
134
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Laure Duchene, Pauline Serieys, Angèle Metzger, and Zoé De Tarlé in Stars by the Pound (2018)
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  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Family
Lois, 16, has had only one dream since she was a child: becoming an astronaut.Lois, 16, has had only one dream since she was a child: becoming an astronaut.Lois, 16, has had only one dream since she was a child: becoming an astronaut.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
134
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Marie-Sophie Chambon
  • Writers
    • Anaïs Carpita
    • Marie-Sophie Chambon
  • Stars
    • Laure Duchene
    • Angèle Metzger
    • Pauline Serieys
Top credits
  • Director
    • Marie-Sophie Chambon
  • Writers
    • Anaïs Carpita
    • Marie-Sophie Chambon
  • Stars
    • Laure Duchene
    • Angèle Metzger
    • Pauline Serieys
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 5User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Bande-Annonce [VO]
    Trailer 1:30
    Bande-Annonce [VO]

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    Laure Duchene in Stars by the Pound (2018)
    Laure Duchene, Pauline Serieys, Angèle Metzger, and Zoé De Tarlé in Stars by the Pound (2018)
    Laure Duchene, Pauline Serieys, Angèle Metzger, and Zoé De Tarlé in Stars by the Pound (2018)
    Laure Duchene, Pauline Serieys, Angèle Metzger, and Zoé De Tarlé in Stars by the Pound (2018)
    Laure Duchene, Pauline Serieys, Angèle Metzger, and Zoé De Tarlé in Stars by the Pound (2018)
    Laure Duchene in Stars by the Pound (2018)
    Laure Duchene, Pauline Serieys, Angèle Metzger, and Zoé De Tarlé in Stars by the Pound (2018)
    Laure Duchene in Stars by the Pound (2018)
    Laure Duchene in Stars by the Pound (2018)
    Laure Duchene, Pauline Serieys, Angèle Metzger, and Zoé De Tarlé in Stars by the Pound (2018)

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    Laure Duchene
    • Loïsas Loïs
    Angèle Metzger
    • Amélieas Amélie
    Pauline Serieys
    • Stannahas Stannah
    Zoé De Tarlé
    • Justineas Justine
    Isabelle de Hertogh
    • Jocelyneas Jocelyne
    Philippe Rebbot
    • Jean-Lucas Jean-Luc
    Jonathan Lambert
    Jonathan Lambert
    • Le professeuras Le professeur
    Clémence Mérigot
    • Danaas Dana
    Elise Havelange
    • Cindyas Cindy
    Guillaume Verdier
    • Mathieuas Mathieu
    Sami Zitouni
    • Médecin urgentisteas Médecin urgentiste
    Laurent Bateau
    • Médecin du centreas Médecin du centre
    Delphine Bronzi
    Delphine Bronzi
    • Infirmière du centreas Infirmière du centre
    Caroline Gibert
    • Infirmière du centreas Infirmière du centre
    Oriane Bonduel
    • Conseillère en imageas Conseillère en image
    Constantin Vidal
    Constantin Vidal
    • Copain de Stannahas Copain de Stannah
    Guang Huo
    • Chauffeur camionnetteas Chauffeur camionnette
    Joël Lefrançois
    Joël Lefrançois
    • Gendarmeas Gendarme
    • Director
      • Marie-Sophie Chambon
    • Writers
      • Anaïs Carpita
      • Marie-Sophie Chambon
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    7/10
    Hey Mr.Spaceman, won't you please take me along for a ride?
    This movie was labeled "feel good" and I'm not sure it's an accurate depiction of it ;it's not a comedy ,the young teenage girl 's dream is to become an astronaut but her dream may never come true ;she seems to live on Jupiter,where she would weigh 250 kg (=550 lb) and the story begins with a lecture on the solar system by herself : actually she wants to escape from the good old Earth where she is not a really happy person : she's extremely good at physics and maths ,but she's overweight (check the title which sums it all in a very succint style )and her teacher tells her that to fly to the stars may be only a dream .If she is obese it's congenital , her mother has the same problem :there's a moving scene in which the husband tells her love to his wife ,even though she does not fit the female canons of beauty ,without using the usual "the- real- beauty- is -inside- you" cliché ;this unfortunate mother has a strong feeling of guilt.

    Obsessed by her weight, the teenager becomes anorexic and is fed through a tube ;with three other patients she flees to Toulouse ,where a competition of young scientists is to take place :her invention is a pilot balloon.A revealing fact,they are the only girls among the contenders !This depiction of female friendship is uncompromising and does not pass over in silence the conflicts ,without the presence of a single boy ,no small feat.

    Of course ,there are some drawbacks (the obligatory song in English :haven't we got good French songs?) and the screenplay is sometimes disjointed .

    But all is forgiven when you see this dreamlike scene where the team launches their balloon en route to the stars ,which seems to take the foursome away with it.

    NB :The leading actress had already been cast in a short ,"princesse" ,when she was a child.
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    • Release date
      • July 17, 2019 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • 100 кг звёзд
    • Production companies
      • Koro Films
      • Umedia
      • Canal+
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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