Playground Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Dec. 10, 2022

Playground

Release Date: Friday, February 11, 2022 Limited

Director: Laura Wandel

Starring: Maya Vanderbeque • Gunter Duret • Karim Leklou • Laura Verlinden

N/A Drama N/A

4 / 5.0

57% WILL SEE 43% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: In this debut feature by writer-director Laura Wandel, the everyday reality of grade school is seen from a child's-eye-view as an obstacle course of degradation and abuse. Following 7-year-old Nora and her big brother Abel, we see Nora struggling to fit in before finding her place on the schoolyard. One day, she notices Abel being bullied by other kids, and though she rushes to protect him by warning their father, Abel forces her to remain silent, while he endures more humiliation and harassment by his peers. Transposing the gritty realism of such filmmakers as Jacques Audiard and the Dardennes Brothers to the inner world of kids, Wandel crafts an empathetic and visceral portrait of the cruelty of children, and the failure of adults to protect them.

Drama

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Who stars in Playground – Cast List

M
Maya Vanderbeque
G
Gunter Duret
K
Karim Leklou
Vincent Must Die, Le Faux Soir
L
Laura Verlinden

Who is making Playground – Crew List

Director: Laura Wandel
Screenwriter: Laura Wandel

Studio: Film Movement
Production Companies: —

Production – What we know about the Playground

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Feb 2022

Completed

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

Playground Trailers and Clips

Playground

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Playground Release Date: When was the film released?

Playground was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, February 11 , 2022. There were 16 16 other movies released on the same date, including Marry Me, Death on the Nile and Blacklight. As a limited release, Playground was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.