
Overview
Put in charge of his young son, Ali leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Ali's bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won 3 awards, including the César Awards for Best Music Written for a Film and Best Editing (2013)
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Nominations
5 award nominations, including the Palme d'Or (2012)
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Box office
Grossed $25.8M worldwide, about 1.7 times its $15.4M budget
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Based on
Based on Rust and Bone
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Filming locations
Filmed in Marineland, Cannes and Liège
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Setting
Set in Antibes
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Music
Music by Alexandre Desplat
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Stéphane Fontaine
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Jacques AudiardScreenplay
- Thomas BidegainScreenplay
- Original title
- De rouille et d'os
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 17, 2012
- Original language
- French
- Budget
- $15.4M
- Revenue
- $25.8M
- Countries
- France, Belgium, Italy
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