Playground (French: Un monde) is a 2021 Belgian drama film directed by Laura Wandel.[1] In June 2021, the film was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[2] At Cannes, it won the FIPRESCI Prize in the Un Certain Regard section.[3][4]
| Playground | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Laura Wandel |
| Produced by | Stéphane Lhoest |
| Starring | Maya Vanderbeque Günter Duret Karim Leklou Laura Verlinden |
| Cinematography | Frédéric Noirhomme |
| Edited by | Nicolas Rumpl |
Release dates |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | Belgium |
| Language | French |
Playground received the André Cavens Award for Best Film by the Belgian Film Critics Association.[5] At the 11th Magritte Awards, it was nominated for ten awards and won seven, including Best First Feature Film and Best Director for Wandel.[6] It was selected as the Belgium’s Oscar-shortlisted International Feature and Belgian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.[7]
Plot
editA seven-year-old girl witnesses her older brother being bullied. Though he swears her to secrecy, she tells their father and soon finds herself the victim of bullying as well.[8]
Cast
edit- Maya Vanderbeque as Nora
- Günter Duret as Abel
- Karim Leklou as Finnigan
- Laura Verlinden as Agnes
- Lena Girard Voss as Clémence
- Thao Maerten as David
Accolades
edit| Award / Film Festival | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgian Film Critics Association[5] | Best Film | Won | |
| BFI London Film Festival | Sutherland Trophy | Won | |
| Cannes Film Festival[3] | Caméra d'Or | Nominated | |
| FIPRESCI Prize | Won | ||
| European Film Awards | Discovery of the Year | Laura Wandel | Nominated |
| Magritte Awards[6] | Best Film | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Laura Wandel | Won | |
| Best Screenplay | Laura Wandel | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Laura Verlinden | Won | |
| Most Promising Actor | Günter Duret | Won | |
| Most Promising Actress | Maya Vanderbeque | Won | |
| Best First Feature Film | Won | ||
| Best Cinematography | Frédéric Noirhomme | Nominated | |
| Best Sound | Mathieu Cox, Corinne Dubien, Thomas Grimm-Landsberg, David Vranken | Won | |
| Best Editing | Nicolas Rumpl | Won | |
| Goya Awards | Best European Film[9] | Pending |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Playground". Cineuropa. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Cannes Film Festival 2021 Lineup: Sean Baker, Wes Anderson, and More Compete for Palme d'Or". IndieWire. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Cannes Film Festival 2021: Full Winners List". Asia Tatler. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ Smith, Anna (31 January 2022). "Int'l Critics Line: Belgium's Oscar-Shortlisted 'Playground'". Deadline. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ a b Van Cutsem, Eric (19 December 2021). "La sélection 2021 de l'UCC". Cinopsis (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ a b Goodfellow, Melanie (13 February 2022). "'Playground', 'Madly In Life' top Belgium's Magritte Awards". Screen Daily. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "'Un monde' by Laura Wandel is Belgian entry for Oscars". Netherland News Live. 21 October 2021. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Semerene, Diego (10 July 2021). "Review: Laura Wandel's Playground Is an Unvarnished Look at School Power Dynamics". Slant. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "'As bestas' es la favorita de los Premios Goya del relevo generacional: listado de nominaciones". Cinemanía. 1 December 2022 – via 20minutos.es.
External links
edit- Playground at IMDb
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