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Playground

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When Nora witnesses Abel being bullied by other kids, she rushes to protect him by warning their father. But Abel forces her to remain silent. Caught in a conflict of loyalty, Nora will ultimately try to find her place, torn between children's and adult's worlds.

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Budget

$1183025

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

72 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

20 October 2021

Country

Belgium

Cast

Maya Vanderbeque

Maya Vanderbeque

Nora

Günter Duret

Günter Duret

Abel

Elsa Laforge

Elsa Laforge

Victoire

Lena Girard Voss

Lena Girard Voss

Clémence

Simon Caudry

Simon Caudry

Antione

Thao Maerten

Thao Maerten

David

James Seguy

James Seguy

Malik

Naël Ammama

Naël Ammama

Ismaël

Emile Salamone

Emile Salamone

Matteo

Laura Verlinden

Laura Verlinden

Agnes

Karim Leklou

Karim Leklou

Father

Laurent Capelluto

Laurent Capelluto

Antoine's Father

Sandrine Blancke

Sandrine Blancke

Madame Franck

Monia Douieb

Monia Douieb

Abel's Teacher

Michel Israël

Michel Israël

Director

Sophie Leboutte

Sophie Leboutte

Court Supervisor

Muriel Bersy

Muriel Bersy

Midday Supervisor

Kylian Decorne

Kylian Decorne

Gym Teacher

Anne-Pascale Clairembourg

Anne-Pascale Clairembourg

Victoire's Mother

Marie-Christine Georges

Marie-Christine Georges

Teacher

Jean-François Ravagnan

Jean-François Ravagnan

Photographer (voice)

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