War of the Buttons (2011)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

The French Resistance came in all shapes and sizes.

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.

• Released: 2011-09-21
• Genres: Adventure, Family
• Runtime: 1h 40m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 5.9/10 from 480 votes

Directed by Christophe Barratier.

Top cast

• Jean Texier as Lebrac
• Clément Godefroy as Petit Bibus
• Théophile Baquet as Grand Gibus
• Louis Dussol as Bacaillé, mayor's kid
• Harold Werner as La Crique, smart kid
• Nathan Parent as Camus
• Ilona Bachelier as Violette
• Thomas Goldberg as L'Aztec
• Laetitia Casta as Simone
• Guillaume Canet as L'instituteur

Full cast & crew

Where to watch War of the Buttons

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: watch free on Plex

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