Rust and Bone (2012)

Name: Rust and Bone
Director: Jacques Audiard
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2012-05-17
Duration: 2 h 3 min
Cast: Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Armand Verdure, Céline Sallette

Drama Romance

Director: Jacques Audiard

Cast: Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Armand Verdure, Céline Sallette

7.4

81%

Runtime123 min

Rating15

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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.

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A raw and emotionally powerful character study that explores the complex relationships and personal transformations of its protagonists.

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Rust and Bone 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, had its world premiere at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival where it competed for the Palme d'Or and 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.