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  1. The story takes place in March 1944 in a small French village. The young people from the neighbouring villages of Longeverne and Velrans have been waging this merciless war as long as anyone can remember: the buttons of all the little prisoners' clothes are removed so that they head home almost naked, vanquished and humiliated.

  2. Sep 21, 2011 · War of the Buttons: Directed by Christophe Barratier. With Jean Texier, Ilona Bachelier, Clément Godefroy, Théophile Baquet. Occupied France; Lebrac leads a play war between two rival kid gangs, but a girl he likes, who's Jewish, is in danger of being discovered by local Nazi sympathisers.

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    • Adventure, Family
    • Christophe Barratier
    • 2011-09-21
  3. Sep 14, 2011 · In the countryside of France, two groups of boys from the rural villages of Longeverne and Velran are in constant war against each other. Their war is a tradition that passes from father to son and without a motive but the rivalry between the peasants.

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    • Adventure, Family
    • Yann Samuell
    • 2011-09-14
  4. An in-depth review of the film La Nouvelle guerre des boutons (2011), aka War of the Buttons, directed by Christophe Barratier, featuring Jean Texier, Clement Godefroy, Theophile Baquet.

    • Christophe Barratier
  5. Sep 21, 2011 · Overview. Occupied France; Lebrac leads a play war between two rival kid gangs, but a girl he likes, who's Jewish, is in danger of being discovered by local Nazi sympathisers. Lebrac and the village must now respond to the reality of what's happening. Christophe Barratier.

  6. Oct 12, 2012 · The War of the Buttons. Directed by Christophe Barratier. Adventure, Family. PG-13. 1h 40m. By Rachel Saltz. Oct. 11, 2012. Christophe Barratier’s “War of the Buttons” retells a...

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  8. Oct 12, 2012 · Barratier employs two unforgivable grating elements in his version of War of the Buttons (the original French title translates as New War of the Buttons) that will raise the ire of any viewers unappreciative of patronizing, watered down depictions of life during wartime.