The big day

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Movie
German title The big day
Original title Le Grand Jour
Country of production France
original language English , Spanish , Hindi , Mongolian
Publishing year 2015
length 86 minutes
Age rating FSK 0
JMK 0
Rod
Director Pascal Plisson
script Pascal Plisson,
Olivier Dazat
production Marie Tauzia ,
Romain Le Grand ,
Muriel Sauzay
music Krishna Levy
camera Simon Watel
cut Perrine Bekaert
occupation

The big day (original title: Le Grand Jour ) is a French documentary directed by Pascal Plisson from 2015 . After his first documentary On the Way to School from 2013 dealt with the ways children all over the world go to school , The Big Day accompanies boys and girls from four continents around the world as they prepare for exams. The organization SOS Children's Villages worldwide supported the film as part of a cooperation. The big day started on December 10, 2015 in German cinemas.

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For most children it is a part of it and natural to imagine their own future. But that doesn't apply to everyone. For Nidhi from India, Albert from Cuba, Deegii from Mongolia and Tom from Uganda this is a big step that is associated with a lot of uncertainty. All four want to achieve more of their lives and something, but their dreams have a difficult path ahead of them. Since everyone comes from financially weak families, it is their own willpower that makes up for this lack. With an unbelievable ambition for their age, they face all the exams, passing them will help them achieve their dreams. Nidhi spends days and nights over her books to get closer to her dream job of being an engineer. Albert dreams of a professional career as a boxer, but first he has to win an important fight. Little Deegii trains very hard to be accepted into a contortionist school. Tom desperately wants to become a ranger in a national park and therefore faces many tests in which his knowledge is tested. One thing unites them all: they bravely and resolutely face all of these challenges in order to realize their dreams through their own strength and make their families proud.

criticism

"Although Plisson smoothed out this well-behaved linearly staged documentary with some scenes that appear to be re-enacted and provided it with the positive perspective of a motivational speaker, it nonetheless delivers impressive images of the poor but resourceful everyday life of Nidhi, Albert, Deegi and Tom."

- Film service

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for The big day . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , November 2015 (PDF; test number: 155 846 K).
  2. ↑ Age rating for The Big Day . Youth Media Commission .
  3. ↑ Long review of The big day . In: Filmdienst . Online in cinOmat (access only for subscribers).