Anything but ordinary
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Anything but ordinary |
| Original title | Hors normes |
| Country of production | France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 2019 |
| length | 115 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 6 JMK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache |
| script | Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache |
| production | Nicolas Duval Adassovsky |
| music | Grandbrothers |
| camera | Antoine Sanier |
| cut | Dorian Rigal-Ansous |
| occupation | |
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Anything but Ordinary is a French social comedy by the directing duo Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache . It is about two heroes of everyday life who, with their tireless commitment, prove that each and every one of us can contribute to making our society a little more humane.
The film celebrated its world premiere as a graduation film at the 2019 Cannes International Film Festival . The German theatrical release is on December 5, 2019.
action
The film tells the true story of two men who are inspired by the will to make the world better for themselves and for others. In their work with autistic young people in Paris, Bruno and Malik - one Jew, the other Muslim - perform small miracles every day. Across social boundaries, the two succeed in using a lot of commitment, sensitivity and humor to form a community from many different personalities in which each individual has the chance to grow beyond himself.
Because the health system has no solution other than lock-up for the particularly difficult cases, Bruno and Malik work with all the tricks to outsmart the system. Young people from problematic Parisian districts are also recruited as helpers, and no great emphasis is placed on professional training, because everyone is welcome who is willing to do the nerve-wracking job. That doesn't always go well, but when something goes badly wrong and the particularly difficult protégé Valentin, who always wears head protection because he hits his head against the wall, wanders through the city alone at night, everyone is immediately part of the search . With infinite patience, Bruno takes care of Joseph, who would be able to do a job but always get himself into trouble because he likes to pull the emergency brake on the metro.
Bruno quickly finds a solution for almost all problems, except for his private life, because every date is abruptly ended by an emergency call, and for the inspectors of the health authorities, who screen his club for unprofessional and grossly negligent behavior.
production
Everything but ordinary is a joint directing and screenwriting work by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache, who are known in Germany for their films Pretty Best Friends , Today I Am Samba and Life is a Celebration . With Vincent Cassel and Reda Kateb they were able to win two top-class French character actors to cast the main characters Bruno and Malik.
The film music was composed and recorded by the German-Swiss music duo Grandbrothers .
backgrounds
The story about Bruno and Malik is based on the acquaintance of two men who Toledano and Nakache met while they were socially engaged in a holiday camp. Stéphane Benhamou (inspiration for the figure of Bruno) has been running the Le Silence des Justes (English: “the silence of the just”) association since 1996 , which specializes in the reception and integration of autistic children and adolescents. Daoud Tatou (inspiration for the character of Malik) has been running the Le Relais IDF association since 2000 . This organization takes care of autistic children and adolescents, but also makes an effort to reintegrate young people from hot spots into social and professional life .
synchronization
The German synchronization was based on a dialogue book by Till Endemann and Tanja Frank and the dialogue direction by Christoph Cierpka on behalf of Neue Tonfilm München .
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Bruno Haroche | Vincent Cassel | Sven Gerhardt |
| Malik | Reda Kateb | Tobias Nath |
| Dylan | Bryan Mialoundama | Kaze Uzumaki |
| Dr Ronsini | Catherine Mouchet | Susanne von Medvey |
| Ludivine | Lyna Khoudri | Magdalena Höfner |
| Fabrice | Djibril Yoni | Asad Black |
| Joseph | Benjamin Lesieur | Michel Diercks |
| Morgane | Mara Taquin | Elinor Eidt |
reception
On the occasion of the French theatrical release (October 23, 2019), the French press largely praised the film. In addition to the performance of the actors, the sensitive handling of the subject of autism was particularly praised as well as the ease with which the directors manage to tackle serious issues and bring them closer to their audience.
The film grossed around 16 million US dollars in France.
Awards
Everything but ordinary was given the rating of particularly valuable by the German Film and Media Assessment (FBW). In the reason it says u. a .: “The camera is very close to the protagonists and so you immerse yourself in everyday life, the conflicts, but also the happiness and beauty of the individual moments in which, in addition to all the problems, the uniqueness of each person is celebrated . (...) The humor and the life-affirming are not neglected, but one of the characters is never presented or ridiculed. A carefully researched film that casts a loving and respectful look at all protagonists and which manages to tell a complex and socially highly relevant topic with great warmth and ease. "
Web links
- Everything extraordinary in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Website for the film
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for everything but ordinary . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 194318 / K).
- ↑ Age rating for everything except ordinary . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ German synchronous index | Movies | Anything but ordinary. Retrieved December 11, 2019 .
- ↑ http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm-265905/critiques/presse/
- ^ The Specials. Retrieved December 12, 2019 .
- ↑ FBW press release on the film Everything but ordinary .