Bigger Than Us (film) explained
Bigger Than Us |
Music: | Rémi Boubal |
Editing: | Aurélie Jourdan |
Distributor: | jour2fête[1] |
Runtime: | 96 minutes |
Country: | France |
Language: | English |
Gross: | $1 million[2] |
Bigger Than Us is a 2021 French documentary film produced and directed by Flore Vasseur, co-produced by Marion Cotillard, and written by Vasseur and Melati Wijsen.[3] The film made its world premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival in the special section Cinema for the Climate on 10 July 2021.[4] It was released theatrically in France by Jour2fête on 22 September 2021.[1] It was nominated for the César Award for Best Documentary Film in 2022.[5]
Plot
The documentary follows Melati Wijsen, an 18-year-old Indonesian girl and well-established activist against plastic pollution in her country. She wants to understand how to hold on and continue her action, so she goes on to meet six other young activists across the globe.
Cast
Release
The film made its world premiere at the 74th Cannes Film Festival in the special section Cinema for the Climate on 10 July 2021.[6] It was released theatrically in France by Jour2fête on 22 September 2021.[1]
Reception
Critical response
AlloCiné, a French cinema website, gave the film an average rating of 3.3/5, based on a survey of 12 French reviews.[7]
Home media
The film was released on DVD in France on 1 February 2022.[8] The extras include an interview with director Flore Vasseur, a debate with Mary Finn and Mohamad Al Jounde, a podcast and the webseries "It starts with you".[8]
Awards and nominations
Notes and References
- Web site: Bigger Than Us . jour2fete.com . 27 January 2023 . 27 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127214601/https://jour2fete.com/film/bigger-than-us/ . live .
- Web site: Bigger Than Us (2021) . . 27 January 2023 . 27 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127225021/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt10150684/ . live .
- Web site: Bigger Than Us, le documentaire qui met en avant les jeunes activistes . . 22 September 2021 . fr . 27 January 2023 . 27 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127214557/https://www.rts.ch/info/culture/cinema/12497532-bigger-than-us-le-documentaire-qui-met-en-avant-les-jeunes-activistes.html . live .
- Web site: Bigger Than Us . . 27 January 2023 . 27 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127214559/https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/festival/films/bigger-than-us . live .
- Web site: Bigger Than Us . . fr . 27 January 2023 . 29 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220129131010/https://www.academie-cinema.org/films/bigger-than-us/ . live .
- Web site: 18 June 2021 . Cinema for the climate . . 27 January 2023 . 27 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127214606/https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/infos-communiques/communique/articles/cinema-for-the-climate . live .
- Web site: Critiques presse pour le film Bigger Than Us . . fr . 27 January 2023 . 27 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127214557/https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm-274164/critiques/presse/ . live .
- Web site: Bigger Than Us (2021) - DVD . dvdfr.com . fr . 27 January 2023 . 27 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127214559/https://www.dvdfr.com/dvd/f96280-bigger-than-us.html . live .
- Web site: Festivals and awards . biggerthanus.film . 28 January 2023 . 27 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127224454/https://biggerthanus.film/en/festivals-and-awards . live .
- Web site: 6 May 2022 . R2R Festival wraps up the 24th hybrid edition! . Reel 2 Real Youth Festival . 28 January 2023 . 1 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230201122820/https://r2rfestival.org/r2r-festival-wraps-up-the-24th-hybrid-edition/ . live .
- Web site: 5 April 2022 . Better World Fund hosts series of powerful sustainability focused events in Dubai . Zawya . 28 January 2023 . 28 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230128130026/https://www.zawya.com/en/press-release/companies-news/better-world-fund-hosts-series-of-powerful-sustainability-focused-events-in-dubai-q1hnzuol . live .
- Web site: 14 July 2022 . Marion Cotillard Best Achievement Award for the Film "Bigger than us" - Dubai Expo 2020 . . 28 January 2023 . 4 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230204132947/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E10YazFS0z8 . live .