Staying Vertical

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Staying Vertical
Rester vertical.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Rester vertical
Directed by Alain Guiraudie
Written byAlain Guiraudie
Produced bySylvie Pialat
Benoît Quainon
Starring Damien Bonnard
India Hair
Raphaël Thiéry
Cinematography Claire Mathon
Edited byJean-Christophe Hym
Production
company
Les Films du Worso
Distributed by Les Films du Losange
Release dates
  • 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)(Cannes)
  • 24 August 2016 (2016-08-24)(France)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$4 million [1]
Box office$456.000 [2]

Staying Vertical (French : Rester vertical) is a 2016 French drama film written and directed by Alain Guiraudie. The story follows a filmmaker who has to raise a child (whom he had with a shepherdess) by himself while seeking inspiration for his new film. [3] [4] The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. [5] [6]

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Cast

Reception

Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 65%, based on 23 reviews, with an average score of 6.2/10. [7] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 65 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [8]

Accolades

Award / Film FestivalCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or Nominated
Queer Palm Nominated
César Awards Most Promising Actor Damien BonnardNominated
Louis Delluc Prize Best FilmNominated
Lumières Awards [9] Best Film Nominated
Best Director Alain Guiraudie Nominated
Most Promising Actor Damien BonnardWon
Best Screenplay Alain GuiraudieNominated

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