Rust and Bone (2012)
De rouille et d'os (original title)

Put in charge of his young son, Alain leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Alain's bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident.

Director:

Jacques Audiard

Writers:

Jacques Audiard (screenplay), Thomas Bidegain (screenplay),

Stars:

Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Armand Verdure

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 20 wins & 31 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marion Cotillard	...	Stéphanie
Matthias Schoenaerts	...	Alain van Versch
Armand Verdure	...	Sam
Céline Sallette	...	Louise
Corinne Masiero	...	Anna
Bouli Lanners	...	Martial
Jean-Michel Correia	...	Richard
Mourad Frarema	...	Foued
Yannick Choirat	...	Simon
Fred Menut	...	Le patron d'ELP Sécurité
Duncan Versteegh	...	Soigneur d'orques
Katia Chaperon	...	Soigneuse d'orques
Catherine Fa	...	Soigneuse d'orques
Andès Lopez Jabois	...	Soigneur d'orques
Océane Cartia	...	La baby-sitter

Storyline

Put in charge of his young son, Alain leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Alain's bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident.

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Plot Keywords:

Killer Whale | Whale | Antibes | Depression | Locker Room Sex | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content, brief graphic nudity, some violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp] Sony Pictures Classics [us]

Country:

France Belgium

Language:

French English

Release Date:

17 May 2012 (France)

Also Known As:

Rust and Bone

Filming Locations:

Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Box Office

Budget:

€15,400,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$27,154 (USA) (21 November 2012)

Gross:

$2,061,449 (USA) (29 March 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Why Not Productions, Page 114, France 2 Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Marion Cotillard drew on people she knows to find Stephanie, from two girls she knew in high school to Schoenaerts. She told Indiewire: "When I create a character I am always inspired by people--people around me, people I don't know, lives that I've read."

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Quotes

Stéphanie: What have you done with my legs?

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Connections

Featured in The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2013)
Nominee clips.

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Soundtracks

"I Follow Rivers"
Written by Lykke Li
Performed by Lykke Li
Courtesy of Atlantic Records

User Reviews

Again a remarkable film by a master film maker

I watched this film at the Canes Film Festival, audience expectation was high the huge Palais auditorium completely filled. Jacques Audiard is my favourite director, as with Tahir Rahim in A Prophet and Roman Duris in The Beat that my heart skipped, Audiard managed to get an astounding performance from his male lead Schoenaerts, performed as a brutal man lacking the capability to show warmth or love to his young son and the women that cross his path, his performance as a bouncer come fist fighter for money is always believable though completely unsympathetic. You wish him to succeed though you find it hard to like him so often does his character disappoint, seemingly incapable of love and sensitivity, his straight forward requests for sex come out as comic rather than charming, but his open down-to-earth approach and honesty, often gets him what he desires. Meeting Cotillard he is met and challenged by a very strong woman, damaged she needs to find herself again, he could possibly help, at least initially physically rather than emotionally. As their characters interact throughout the film I was unsure as too who would change who, fascinating highly watchable characters struggle to prevail against bad luck and to pull themselves out of the mire of despair and poverty, my kind of film. Again a remarkable film by a master film maker, completely at ease with breaking the conventions of traditional romance.