Stella (2008 film)

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Stella
Directed by Sylvie Verheyde
Written bySylvie Verheyde
StarringLéora Barbara
Mélissa Rodrigues
Benjamin Biolay
Karole Rocher
Guillaume Depardieu
Edited by Christel Dewynter
Music by NousDeux the band
Production
companies
Les Films du Veyrier
ARTE France
WDR
Release date
  • 12 October 2008 (2008-10-12)(Gent International Film Festival)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$2.8 million
Box office$1.4 million [1]

Stella is an autobiographical [2] 2008 French film directed by Sylvie Verheyde.

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Plot

The film chronicles the daily life of an 11 year old Parisien girl: her unhappily married parents running a lively working class bar; their infidelity and alcoholism; engaging with the rough and sometime violent clientele; her smart school where she does not do well and is bullied; being left for the holidays with her grandmother and aunt in the country. Everywhere, she has to survive being somewhat of an outsider everywhere and make the most of her two friends.

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Festivals and awards

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