War of the Buttons
6.4
A village in the South of France, 1960. A band of country boys aged 7 to 14, led by fearless young Lebrac, wages an uncompromising battle against their sworn rivals, the kids from the neighboring village. A war of honor and allegiance that's been kept alive for generations, in which humiliation is the most fearsome defeat and no tactic is too extreme, including attacking the enemy stark naked!
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Cast
17 people
Éric Elmosnino
Maître Merlin
Known for
The Bélier Family
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
Mathilde Seigner
Lebrac's mother
Known for
Camping
Ibiza
Fred Testot
Simon's father
Known for
Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight
HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami
Alain Chabat
Maître Labru
Known for
HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Vincent Bres
William Lebrac
Also in
Previously
Salomé Lemire
Lanterne
No other roles listed
Théo Bertrand
L'Aztec
Also in
Plus belle la vie
Murder In The Maures Mountains
Tristan Vichard
Tigibus
No other roles listed
Tom Rivoire
Grangibus
Known for
The Animal Kingdom
News from Planet Mars
Louis Lefèbvre
Camus
Also in
Battered
Victor Le Blond
Bacaillé
Also in
Lucky Luke
The Sentinels
Bastien Bouillon
Tintin
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Night of the 12th
Yann Samuell Director · Louis Pergaud Author Julien Hirsch Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $12M · United States release November 11, 2011 · Produced in France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$12,000,000
Production
TF1 Droits Audiovisuels
Production
Les Films du Gorak
Production
Coficup
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La Guerre des boutons
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · September 14, 2011
Theatrical · Visa CNC 127135
United States · November 11, 2011
Theatrical
Brazil
July 3, 2012 · Theatrical · Imovision mj.gov.br
France
October 23, 2025 · TV · Novo19
Germany
April 27, 2012 · Physical
Spain
November 11, 2011 · Theatrical
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