Playground (2021 film)

2021 film

Playground

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Laura Wandel
Produced by| Stéphane Lhoest
Starring| Maya Vanderbeque
Günter Duret
Karim Leklou
Laura Verlinden
Cinematography| Frédéric Noirhomme
Edited by| Nicolas Rumpl

Release dates

* 8 July 2021 (2021-07-08) (Cannes)
* 20 October 2021 (2021-10-20) (Belgium)

Running time

| 72 minutes
Country| Belgium
Language| French

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] Ultimately, it was not nominated.

## 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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* Maya Vanderbeque as Nora
* Günter Duret as Abel
* Karim Leklou as Finnigan
* Laura Verlinden as Agnes
* Lena Girard Voss as Clémence
* Thao Maerten as David

## Accolades

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Award / Film Festival  | Category  | Recipients and nominees  | Result

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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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* List of submissions to the 94th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
* List of Belgian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

## 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.

## External links

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* Playground at IMDb

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Belgian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

* Le Départ (1967)
* Palaver (1969)
* Peace in the Fields (1970)
* The Lonely Killers (1972)
* The Conscript (1974)
* High Street (1976)
* Rubens (1977)
* Woman Between Wolf and Dog (1979)
* Le Grand Paysage d'Alexis Droeven (1981)
* Minuet (1982)
* Dust (1985)
* Jumping (1986)
* The Cruel Embrace (1987)
* The Music Teacher (1988)
* The Sacrament (1989)
* Toto the Hero (1991)
* Daens (1992)
* Just Friends (1993)
* Farinelli (1994)
* Manneken Pis (1995)
* The Eighth Day (1996)
* Ma vie en rose (1997)
* Rosie (1998)
* Rosetta (1999)
* Everybody's Famous! (2000)
* Pauline and Paulette (2001)
* The Son (2002)
* Sea of Silence (2003)
* The Alzheimer Case (2004)
* L'Enfant (2005)
* Someone Else's Happiness (2006)
* Ben X (2007)
* Eldorado (2008)
* The Misfortunates (2009)
* Illegal (2010)
* Bullhead (2011)
* Our Children (2012)
* The Broken Circle Breakdown (2013)
* Two Days, One Night (2014)
* The Brand New Testament (2015)
* The Ardennes (2016)
* Racer and the Jailbird (2017)
* Girl (2018)
* Our Mothers (2019)
* Working Girls (2020)
* Playground (2021)
* Close (2022)
* Omen (2023)
* Julie Keeps Quiet (2024)

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Belgian Film Critics Association Award for Best Film

* The Son of Amir Is Dead (1976)
* In the Name of the Führer (1977)
* Les Rendez-vous d'Anna (1978)
* Woman Between Wolf and Dog (1979)
* My Name Is Anna Magnani (1980)
* Le Grand Paysage d'Alexis Droeven (1981)
* Le Lit (1982)
* Brussels by Night (1983)
* Permeke (1985)
* The van Paemel Family (1986)
* Wedding in Galilee (1987)
* The Abyss (1988)
* Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1989)
* Monsieur (1990)
* Toto the Hero (1991)
* Man Bites Dog (1992)
* Just Friends (1993)
* The Sexual Life of the Belgians (1994)
* Manneken Pis (1995)
* La Promesse (1996)
* Gabriel's Dream (1997)
* Rosie (1998)
* Rosetta (1999)
* Lijmen/Het Been (2000)
* No Man's Land (2001)
* The Son (2002)
* On the Run / An Amazing Couple / After Life (2003)
* Gilles' Wife (2004)
* L'Enfant (2005)
* The Only One (2006)
* Private Property (2007)
* Eldorado (2008)
* Unspoken (2009)
* Mr. Nobody (2010)
* Bullhead (2011)
* Our Children (2012)
* Kid (2013)
* Two Days, One Night (2014)
* The Brand New Testament (2015)
* After Love (2016)
* Home (2017)
* Girl (2018)
* Our Mothers (2019)
* Adoration (2020)
* Playground (2021)
* Close (2022)
* Love According to Dalva (2023)
* Night Call and Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024)

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Sutherland Trophy–winning films

* Tokyo Story (1958)
* The World of Apu (1959)
* L'Avventura (1960)
* Il Posto (1961)
* Paris Belongs to Us (1962)
* Muriel (1963)
* Hamlet (1964)
* Pierrot le Fou (1965)
* The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short (1966)
* Samurai Rebellion (1967)
* The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach (1968)
* L'Amour fou (1969)
* The Conformist (1970)
* Four Nights of a Dreamer (1971)
* The Hour of the Furnaces (1972)
* Pirosmani (1973)
* Martha (1974)
* The Travelling Players (1975)
* In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
* Hitler: A Film from Germany (1977)
* The Scenic Route (1978)
* The Herd (1979)
* The Falls (1980)
* Two Stage Sisters (1980)
* No Mercy, No Future (1981)
* Elippathayam (1982)
* Sans Soleil (1983)
* This Is My Country (1984)
* Yellow Earth (1985)
* Comrades (1986)
* Terrorizers / Yeelen (1987)
* Pathfinder (1989)
* The Fabulous Baker Boys (1990)
* On the Wire (1991)
* Proof (1992)
* Vacas (1993)
* The Scent of Green Papaya (1994)
* The Silences of the Palace (1995)
* Bob's Weekend (1996)
* The Life of Jesus (1997)
* The Apple (1998)
* Ratcatcher (1999)
* You Can Count on Me (2000)
* The Warrior (2001)
* Carnage (2002)
* Osama (2003)
* Tarnation (2004)
* For the Living and the Dead (2005)
* Red Road (2006)
* Persepolis (2007)
* Tulpan (2008)
* Ajami (2009)
* The Arbor (2010)
* Las Acacias (2011)
* Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
* Ilo Ilo (2013)
* The Tribe (2014)
* The Witch (2015)
* Raw (2016)
* The Wound (2017)
* Girl (2018)
* Atlantics (2019)
* Playground (2021)
* 1976 (2022)
* Paradise Is Burning (2023)
* On Falling (2024)

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