# Standing Tall (2015)

> A volatile teenager and the adults trying to redirect him struggle against a cycle of delinquency, family damage, and institutional failure.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/209177

## Facts

- Runtime: 119 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Emmanuelle Bercot
- Cast: Rod Paradot, Catherine Deneuve, Sara Forestier, Benoît Magimel, Diane Rouxel, Élizabeth Mazev, Anne Suarez, Christophe Meynet
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3791302/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: harrowing, compassionate, intense, serious film night, French cinema night

## Synopsis

A troubled youth struggles against the forces trying to save him from himself.

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