Once in a Lifetime (2014 film)

Once in a Lifetime
Film poster
Directed by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
Produced by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
Pierre Kubel
Written by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
Ahmed Dramé
Starring Ariane Ascaride
Ahmed Dramé
Music by Ludovico Einaudi
Cinematography Myriam Vinocour
Edited by Benoît Quinon
Production
company
Loma Nasha
Distributed by UGC Distribution
Release date
  • 7 October 2014 (2014-10-07) (FIFF)
  • 3 December 2014 (2014-12-03) (France)
Running time
 105 minutes
Country France
Language French
Budget €3.4 million[1]
Box office $2.2 million[1]

Once in a Lifetime (original title: Les Héritiers) is a 2014 French drama film directed by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar.[2][3]

Plot

Based on a true story, the film chronicles the relationship of a teacher with teenagers who have long since dropped out of the school system. This teacher of Leon Blum high school at Créteil (Val-de-Marne), decides to enter a national competition titled "Children and adolescents in the Nazi concentration camp system". Initially tumultuous and frustrating, the atmosphere quickly evolves as they meet with a survivor of the camps and increasing intensity during a visit to a museum dedicated to this dark period of history. This experience will change their lives.

Cast

Cast and director at the film premiere in Paris.
  • Ariane Ascaride as Anne Gueguen
  • Ahmed Dramé as Malik
  • Noémie Merlant as Mélanie
  • Geneviève Mnich as Yvette
  • Stéphane Bak as Max
  • Wendy Nieto as Jamila
  • Aïmen Derriachi as Saïd
  • Mohamed Seddiki as Olivier
  • Naomi Amarger as Julie
  • Alicia Dadoun as Camélia
  • Adrien Hurdubae as Théo
  • Raky Sall as Koudjiji
  • Amine Lansari as Rudy
  • Koro Dramé as Léa
  • Xavier Maly as the principal

Reception

Karen Schollemann called the film on kinocritics.com a "powerful tale about integration".[4]

Accolades

Award / Film Festival Category Recipients and nominees Result
César Awards Most Promising Actor Ahmed Dramé Nominated
St. Louis International Film Festival Best Narrative Feature Won

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=14885
  2. ↑ "Once in a Lifetime". cineuropa.org. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  3. ↑ "Once in a Lifetime". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  4. ↑ "Die Schüler der Madame Anne (Once in a Lifetime, Les héritiers)". kinocritics.com. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
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