Brave Hearts: Camille Cotin in a war movie for kids to see in a movie theater

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Coeurs Vaillants repeats the odyssey of 6 Jewish children hiding during the war, who went to find shelter, where no one thought to look for them … in the castle and in the park of Shambord, in the middle of hidden works. The Art of the Louvre. Nothing is impossible with a brave heart …

Duty of memory, at the height of the child

How do we provoke World War II, to talk about our unnamed heroes, with a new look? Vaillants Hearts is a film that is clearly intended for young viewers, albeit without excluding the adult audience, on the contrary, but with a theme and bias, we feel we should always reach the heart of young viewers so that it resonates with today’s youth. . It goes through this group of young teenagers, all amazing, the spirit of adventure that reigns in film, or even music.

How do we talk to children about war? How to raise awareness?

“This is a reflection of the whole journey. “ Confirms director and co-writer Mona Achachi (who co-wrote with Valerie Zenati, Jean Cotin, Christophe Offenstein and Anne Berest) on our microphone. “I wanted a film about the war, about the height of the children, which also testifies to their spirit.” And add: “My initial wish was for my grandmother, who told me the stories of a hidden child. It was my connection to this horrible story: I remember her contrasting emotions, her carefree childhood and at the same time what she brought back. I’m awful, awful. “It’s the power of childhood, it’s the maintenance of that indifference, it’s the power whatever the context. It’s a really big gate (things to talk about).”

“Even today, of course, you should continue to tell your stories, to raise awareness on all these issues. How do you talk to kids about war? How do you raise awareness? I really wanted to make a film for them, for them, for their height. So the starting point is historically correct. We arrive at the Ch .teau de Chambord with boxes of paintings that were made during the war. The chateau was used as an attic for works of art in national museums. Fiction then intervenes. (…) “

Let us look at these heroes, not these children, as we did yesterday, but as today’s children, with today’s emotions.

“I did not want to make a film that would be a historic reconstruction that could be almost shocking to children today. I wanted to connect with their emotions and that was the whole job as well as the kids and Camille Cottin Let’s. Look not at these characters, these kids like yesterday, but Like today’s children, with today’s emotions.“

Camille Cotin causes inevitable resonance with current events: “How do you become a hero? Or at least how, how does it impose an obligation to protect its own country, to uphold values ​​at the cost of life? It’s hard to project yourself until you meet, I think. “

The actor, who presents himself in the cinema in a rather new register for him, emphasizes the importance of appealing to a young audience: “I am happy to be a part of a film that is designed for children, but it still remains a truly wonderful moment in cinema, with the same rigor and the same artistic dimension, as if this film is intended exclusively for an adult audience. And these questions with the children so that they can have a discussion while leaving the movie. I think it is also important for children to make films. For all these reasons, I was happy to participate in this project“He trusts AlloCiné.

Unidentified Camille Cotin, in a new role in his career

“I found this character very beautiful. He is inspired by Rose Walland, a somewhat unknown figure, though an active resistance fighter. He was the curator of Jeu de Paume. He is a very inspiring figure. The journey of this character seemed quite incredible to me“, He adds.

Eight years after Les Gazelles, a highly successful generation comedy starring Camille Shamo, Audrey Fleur, Anne Brosch and even Camille Cotin, Mona Achachi is back with a feature film that could not be more contrasting and for which she finds actress Camille Cotin. The role is ten percent away from Andre Martel or even the famous Connasse short format Canal +

““We met in Gazelle, which was really the story of a group of lonely girls, a little lost, very funny.” Recalls slave Achache. “A few years later we found ourselves with a film that we have to share with our children. We worked, we saw ourselves pregnant and here we are. Today we found ourselves in a film.” “It was Camille Shamo who wrote Les Gazelles and introduced us to each other, who told Mona Achache: ‘I really wish my friend Camille could play in the movie, so he was very funny and generous.’– recalls Camille Cotin with our microphone.It was very good to meet again a few years later. “

Mona Achache’s Valiant Hearts, with Camille Cotin and Swan Arlod, will be released in theaters this Wednesday, May 11, 2022.