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Playground (2021 film)

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Playground
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLaura Wandel
Produced byStéphane Lhoest
StarringMaya Vanderbeque
Günter Duret
Karim Leklou
Laura Verlinden
CinematographyFrédéric Noirhomme
Edited byNicolas Rumpl
Release dates
  • 8 July 2021 (2021-07-08) (Cannes)
  • 20 October 2021 (2021-10-20) (Belgium)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryBelgium
LanguageFrench

Playground (French: Un monde) is a 2021 Belgian drama film directed by Laura Wandel.[1] In June 2021, the film was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[2] At Cannes, it won the FIPRESCI Prize in the Un Certain Regard section.[3][4]

Playground received the André Cavens Award for Best Film by the Belgian Film Critics Association.[5] At the 11th Magritte Awards, it was nominated for ten awards and won seven, including Best First Feature Film and Best Director for Wandel.[6] It was selected as the Belgium’s Oscar-shortlisted International Feature and Belgian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.[7]

Plot

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A seven-year-old girl witnesses her older brother being bullied. Though he swears her to secrecy, she tells their father and soon finds herself the victim of bullying as well.[8]

Cast

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Accolades

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Award / Film Festival Category Recipients and nominees Result
Belgian Film Critics Association[5] Best Film Won
BFI London Film Festival Sutherland Trophy Won
Cannes Film Festival[3] Caméra d'Or Nominated
FIPRESCI Prize Won
European Film Awards Discovery of the Year Laura Wandel Nominated
Magritte Awards[6] Best Film Nominated
Best Director Laura Wandel Won
Best Screenplay Laura Wandel Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Laura Verlinden Won
Most Promising Actor Günter Duret Won
Most Promising Actress Maya Vanderbeque Won
Best First Feature Film Won
Best Cinematography Frédéric Noirhomme Nominated
Best Sound Mathieu Cox, Corinne Dubien, Thomas Grimm-Landsberg, David Vranken Won
Best Editing Nicolas Rumpl Won
Goya Awards Best European Film[9] Pending

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Playground". Cineuropa. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Cannes Film Festival 2021 Lineup: Sean Baker, Wes Anderson, and More Compete for Palme d'Or". IndieWire. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Cannes Film Festival 2021: Full Winners List". Asia Tatler. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  4. ^ Smith, Anna (31 January 2022). "Int'l Critics Line: Belgium's Oscar-Shortlisted 'Playground'". Deadline. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b Van Cutsem, Eric (19 December 2021). "La sélection 2021 de l'UCC". Cinopsis (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b Goodfellow, Melanie (13 February 2022). "'Playground', 'Madly In Life' top Belgium's Magritte Awards". Screen Daily. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  7. ^ "'Un monde' by Laura Wandel is Belgian entry for Oscars". Netherland News Live. 21 October 2021. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  8. ^ Semerene, Diego (10 July 2021). "Review: Laura Wandel's Playground Is an Unvarnished Look at School Power Dynamics". Slant. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  9. ^ "'As bestas' es la favorita de los Premios Goya del relevo generacional: listado de nominaciones". Cinemanía. 1 December 2022 – via 20minutos.es.
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