This Wednesday, October 31 was released in our rooms Each for all. Directed by Vianney Lebasque, a film that manages to seduce us by combining humor and emotion.
A not-so-fictional comedy
Martin is the coach of the France basketball team for the mentally retarded. Problem, his best elements have just dropped him and he ends up with only two players. He will then have the idea to cheat and recruit non-disabled amateur players. Thus, he will be able to participate in the next Paralympic Games and not lose the essential subsidy for this federation that is so close to his heart. Among these new players, there are Stan and Pippo, best friends in their thirties and in financial difficulty. Once in Sydney, they all find themselves embarked on a deception whose consequences they are far from having imagined.
This is what really happened for the Spanish team at the Paralympic Games in Sydney in 2000. It was discovered a year later that there were only two real disabled players on the team. After the Spanish comedy Champions which was a real hit this summer, it is the turn of the France to make a film inspired by this real fact. Vianney Lebasque is not his first film on the field of sport. After football in The Little Princes, it's time for basketball with Everyone for All. The French director is doing very well and is taking up this tough challenge. We are far from clichés and too much, we find ourselves on the contrary in front of a sincere and realistic feature film.
Regarding the script, written by the director himself and Frank Bellocq, it shows subtlety and naturalness. The only downside is the slightly sloppy ending. We are left with an ending that leaves us hungry. It would have been more advanced and worked. We are waiting to know more, to see some reactions, to know the rest of some details of the film. That said, it's also a good sign because it shows that this comedy is really gripping. As for the music, it is always very well chosen.
A very good cast
First of all, the role of the coach is wonderfully interpreted by Jean-Pierre Darroussin. We also headline Ahmed Sylla who excels once again on screen, this time in the role of Stan, a young man who wants to be an actor who struggles to achieve his dream. As for his teammate Pippo, also doing odd jobs, he is very well embodied by Olivier Barthélémy playing the role of the big guy with warm blood who finally turns out to show more and more understanding and sharing with others over the course of the film.
We can salute the performance of the two actors, Vincent Chalembert and Clément Langlais, who show that difference is a strength both on screen and in reality. Camélia Jordana, who is given the role of the federation's psychologist, is doing a good job. Finally, the performances of Estéban and Jérémie De Nicola are also to be applauded, this duo of cousins on screen is to die of laughter. It is therefore a flawless for this casting that works wonderfully !
A beautiful life lesson
An important message was conveyed in this film. The subject of the Paralympic Games and the lack of media coverage to which they are usually entitled, unlike the Olympic Games, is clearly shown and denounced.
But above all, this film shows a beautiful moral. This comedy tries to open up mentalities about disability. It shows that no matter how different we are, we are all human beings with feelings. The beautiful story of friendship and solidarity of the whole team demonstrates this. The more the film progresses, the more these differences are reduced and put aside, whereas at the beginning it was quite the opposite.
This opus shows above all the importance of helping each other, as well as showing open-mindedness and tolerance towards others.
A successful bet for Vianney Lebasque and the whole team of the film who make us have a very good time. There is only one thing left for you to do: go to the cinema!
