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Rust and Bone is a French drama and romance film directed by Jacques Audiard, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Thomas Bidegain, based on a work by Craig Davidson. It was produced by Audiard and Pascal Caucheteux, with cinematography by Stéphane Fontaine, editing by Juliette Welfling and music by Alexandre Desplat. The cast includes Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Bouli Lanners and Corinne Masiero.
Filmed in Liège, Cannes and Marineland, with a narrative setting in Antibes, the film was made in the French language as a co-production involving France, Belgium and Singapore. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or and the César Awards for Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress, and participated in the 25th European Film Awards.
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7.2Put in charge of his young son, Ali leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Ali's bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident.
Cast
- Marion Cotillard as Stéphanie
- Matthias Schoenaerts as Alain 'Ali' van Versch
- Armand Verdure as Sam
- Céline Sallette as Louise
- Corinne Masiero as Anna
- Bouli Lanners as Martial
Themes
- parent child relationship
- underwater
- killer whale
- surveillance camera
- antibes
- animal park
- accident
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Key facts
- French
- De rouille et d'os
- Directed by
- Jacques Audiard
- Screenplay by
- Jacques Audiard Thomas Bidegain
- Based on
- Rust and Bone , by Craig Davidson
- Produced by
- Jacques Audiard Martine Cassinelli Pascal Caucheteux Alix Raynaud
- Starring
- Marion Cotillard , Matthias Schoenaerts
- Cinematography
- Stéphane Fontaine
- Edited by
- Juliette Welfling
- Music by
- Alexandre Desplat
- Production companies
- Why Not Productions Canal+ Ciné+ France Télévisions Les Films du Fleuve
- Distributed by
- UGC Distribution (France) Lumière (Benelux)
- Release dates
- 17 May 2012 ( 2012-05-17 ) (France & Belgium)
- Running time
- 123 minutes
- Countries
- France Belgium
- Language
- French
- Budget
- € 15.5 million , ( $ 22 million)
- Box office
- $25.8 million
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Official website
RUST AND BONE
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- Palme d'Or
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- Singapore
- Original language
- French
- Main subject
- mixed martial arts
- Director
- Jacques Audiard
- Screenwriter
- Craig Davidson
- Composer
- Alexandre Desplat
- Production company
- Why Not Productions
- Cinematographer
- Stéphane Fontaine
- Narrative location
- Antibes
- Filming location
- Marineland
- Duration
- 127
- FilmAffinity ID
- 400394
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.sonyclassics.com/rustandbone
- Image
- De rouille et d'os Cannes 2012 2.jpg
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- publication date
- 2012-07-06
- film editor
- Juliette Welfling
- title
- De rouille et d'os
- after a work by
- Craig Davidson
- capital cost
- 16000000
- box office
- 19500000
- nominated for
- César Award for Best Cinematography
- review score
- 82%
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Encyclopedic overview
Rust and Bone (French: De rouille et d'os) is a 2012 romantic drama film directed by Jacques Audiard, starring Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts, based on Craig Davidson's 2005 short story collection Rust and Bone. It tells the story of a nightclub bouncer who falls in love with a woman who trains killer whales and loses her legs in a workplace accident. The film is a co-production between France and Belgium. It had its world premiere at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival where it competed for the Palme d'Or; it received positive early reviews and a ten-minute standing ovation at the end of its screening. The film was released theatrically in France and Belgium on 17 May 2012 through UGC Distribution and Lumière, respectively.
Rust and Bone received generally positive reviews from critics, especially for Cotillard's and Schoenaerts' performances. It was a critical and box office hit in France where it sold 1.9 million tickets, and was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award, two Golden Globes, two BAFTA Awards, five Lumière Awards, winning two; three Magritte Awards, and nine César Awards, winning four, including Most Promising Actor for Schoenaerts.
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