Rust and Bone

2012 • 122 minutes

About this movie

RUST AND BONE is a powerful drama starring Academy Award-winner Marion Cotillard (The Dark Knight Rises, La vie en rose) and Matthias Schoenaerts (Bullhead), directed by Jacques Audiard (A Prophet). Ali (Schoenaerts) dreams of becoming a professional boxer, but when he is suddenly put in charge of his five year old son, he moves in with his sister for support. While at his new job as a nightclub bouncer, he meets the beautiful and confident killer whale trainer, Stéphanie (Cotillard). He gives her his number, not expecting that she will ever call. After being the victim of a tragic accident, Stéphanie surprisingly turns to Ali for support. These lost souls discover a new meaning in life together when Ali enters the dangerous world of underground boxing.

Ratings and reviews

Marion Cotillard is superb - as usual - exuding confidence, vulnerability - warmth and fear in exactly the right proportions. If she was British, Irish or American, she'd have (more) Oscars, Fame & Fortune and her pick of Films. As it stands, she is a beautiful actress who makes wonderful, complex characters live and breathe - in both films And television dramas. Talented and in a deep, complex relationship with Television, Film and Stage, she is Never Less than watchable, but more often mesmerising. 5☆'s if it were Just her in it, but I'm happy to say that she was matched by the little boy - whose name, I am ashamed to say escapes me - and the intense, enthralling acting skills of Matthias Schoenaerts, who never let's up, never says or does anything that would break your belief that he IS the father, brother, trucker, boxer and lover that make up the supercharged character of Ali. And yet his tenderness and love for both his young son and Stéphanie (Cotillard) are as easily believable as the "underground" boxing scenes are brutal and vicious - but never as OTT as American movies have increasingly become video game style gore ! ☆☆☆☆☆ + Excellently Directed by:Jacques Audiard

A contemporary depiction of capitalist society and it's impact on human beings (victims).

Two shallow people.