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Rust and Bone
De rouille et d'os
2012 123 min France, Belgium, Italy R 16+
★7.5
Drama, Romance
Director: Jacques Audiard
🎭 Based on
«Rust and Bone»
byCraig Davidson
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Description
Put 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.
Budget:
$15.4M
US Gross:
$2.06M
Worldwide:
$25.76M
Starring
Marion Cotillard
Actor
Matthias Schoenaerts
Actor
Armand Verdure
Actor
Awards
César Awards 2013
— Best Film Editing
César Awards 2013
— Best Adapted Screenplay
César Awards 2013
— Best Original Score
César Awards 2013
— Best Adapted Screenplay
César Awards 2013
— Best Sound
César Awards 2013
— Best Original Score
César Awards 2013
— Best Picture
César Awards 2013
— Best Actress
César Awards 2013
— Best Cinematography
Golden Globe 2013
— Best Actress (Drama)
BAFTA 2013
— Best Actress
Golden Globe 2013
— Best International Feature Film
César Awards 2013
— Most Promising Actor
BAFTA 2013
— Best International Feature Film
Goya Awards 2013
— Best European Film
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2013
— Best Actress
Key opinion
Rust and Bone is a raw, character-driven drama that explores themes of physical vulnerability and human resilience through the unlikely bond between an ex-boxer and a marine-park trainer. While audiences and critics are moved by its visceral, non-sentimental approach and powerful lead performances, some find the narrative pacing uneven and certain subplots underdeveloped.
| Acting | Marion Cotillard delivers an astonishing, precise psychological performance that captures the complexity of her character's trauma and recovery. | |
| Direction | Jacques Audiard’s direction effectively balances brutal realism with moments of tenderness, grounding the film’s emotional core. | |
| Acting | Matthias Schoenaerts provides an intense, convincing portrayal of a flawed and emotionally detached man, though some feel he lacks the nuance of his co-star. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is praised for its refusal to rely on clichéd melodrama, yet critics are divided on whether its subplots are effectively integrated or cluttered and underdeveloped. | |
| Ending | Opinions on the film's conclusion vary, with some finding it a cathartic, uplifting resolution, while others perceive it as saccharine or disconnected from the preceding realism. |