A Childhood

2015 French film

A Childhood

Film poster

Directed by| Philippe Claudel
Written by| Philippe Claudel
Produced by| Margaret Ménégoz
Starring| Alexi Mathieu
Angélica Sarre
Pierre Deladonchamps
Jules Gauzelin
Patrick d'Assumçao
Cinematography| Denis Lenoir
Edited by| Isabelle Devinck

Production
companies

Les Films du Losange
France 3 Cinéma

Distributed by| Les Films du Losange

Release date

* 23 September 2015 (2015-09-23)[1]

Running time

| 100 minutes
Country| France
Language| French
Budget| $4 million
Box office| $961.273[2]

A Childhood (French: Une Enfance) is a 2015 French drama film written and directed by Philippe Claudel.[3]

## Plot

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Jimmy is 13 years old and lives in a small dilapidated town in eastern France. At a young age, he has to stand on his own feet and assume the primary care role for his younger brother Kévin. During the summer, Jimmy is forced to grow up quickly as he hovers between his errant mother and his domineering criminal stepfather.

## Cast

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* Alexi Mathieu as Jimmy
* Angélica Sarre as Pris
* Pierre Deladonchamps as Duke
* Jules Gauzelin as Kévin
* Patrick d'Assumçao as The teacher
* Fayssal Benbahmed as Mouss
* Catherine Matisse as Lila
* Lola Dubois as Lison
* Philippe Claudel as The tennis coach

## Production

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Filming took place from 9 June 2014 til 1 August.[3]

## Reception

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It received the Best Film Award at the Chicago International Film Festival.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Une Enfance". Les Films du Losange. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
2. ^ "Une Enfance (2015) - JPBox-Office".
3. ^ a b "Philippe Claudel shooting Childhood". Cineuropa. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
4. ^ Byrge, Duane (October 24, 2015). "'A Childhood' won the dramatic competition; 'Volta A Terra' prevailed in the documentary competition". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 23, 2016.

## External links

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* A Childhood at IMDb

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Philippe Claudel

Books|

* Quelques-uns des cent regrets (1999)
* Le Bruit des trousseaux (2002)
* Grey Souls (2003)
* Monsieur Linh and His Child (2005)
* Brodeck's Report (2007)
* L'Enquête (2010)
* Parfums (2012)
* L’Arbre du pays Toraja (2016)
* Inhumaines (2017)
* L'Archipel du Chien (2018)

Films|

* I've Loved You So Long (2008)
* Tous les soleils (2011)
* Before the Winter Chill (2013)
* A Childhood (2015)

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Chicago International Film Festival Gold Hugo

1960s|

* The Lollipop Cover (1965)
* Bushido, Samurai Saga (1966)
* Here Is Your Life (1967)
* Innocence Unprotected (1968)
* Who Saw Him Die? (1969)

1970s|

* The Green Wall (1970)
* Mon oncle Antoine (1971)
* Bleak Moments (1972)
* Morgiana (1973)
* Pirosmani (1974)
* The Promised Land (1975)
* Kings of the Road (1976)
* The Hunters (1977)
* To an Unknown God (1978)
* Angi Vera (1979)

1980s|

* Camera Buff (1980)
* Marianne and Juliane (1981)
* Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
* El Sur (1983)
* Khandhar (1984)
* The Official Story (1985)
* Welcome in Vienna (1986)
* Whooping Cough (1987)
* Little Vera (1988)
* Zerograd (1989)

1990s|

* Ju Dou (1990)
* Delicatessen (1991)
* Dream of Light (1992)
* Twinkle (1993)
* 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1994)
* Maborosi (1995)
* Ridicule (1996)
* The Winter Guest (1997)
* The Hole (1998)
* Sachs' Disease (1999)

2000s|

* Amores perros (2000)
* Fat Girl (2001)
* Madame Satã (2002)
* Crimson Gold (2003)
* Kontroll (2004)
* My Nikifor (2005)
* Fireworks Wednesday (2006)
* Silent Light (2007)
* Hunger (2008)
* Mississippi Damned (2009)

2010s|

* How I Ended This Summer (2010)
* Le Havre (2011)
* Holy Motors (2012)
* My Sweet Pepper Land (2013)
* The President (2014)
* A Childhood (2015)
* Sieranevada (2016)
* A Sort of Family (2017)
* Happy as Lazzaro (2018)
* Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

2020s|

* Sweat (2020)
* Memoria (2021)
* Godland (2022)
* Explanation for Everything (2023)

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