It All Starts Today (1999)

Set in a forlorn mining town near Valencienne in the north of France, the story is about one man’s struggle to bring life to his once prosperous village and its inhabitants. Philippe Torreton, who won a César for Best Actor with his title role in Capitaine Conan, plays Daniel, the head teacher of a nursery school in a town demoralized by unemployment. Daniel is determined against all odds to bring life to the community. When a parent who has come to pick up her children collapses at the school grounds due to alcohol abuse, and social services turns a deaf ear to all pleas for help, Daniel decides to take the law into his own hands. Despite resistance from the townspeople, in the long run his efforts are not fruitless.
Bertrand Tavernier
Maria Pitarresi, Philippe Torreton, Nadia Kaci, Véronique Ataly, Nathalie Bécue, Emmanuelle Bercot, Françoise Bette, Christine Citti, Christina Crevillén, Sylviane Goudal, Didier Bezace, Kelly Mercier, Betty Teboulle, Gérard Giroudon, Marief Guittier, Daniel Delabesse, Jean-Claude Frissung, Thierry Gibault, Philippe Meyer, Gerald Cesbron, Michelle Goddet, Stefan Elbaum, Nathalie Desprez, Françoise Miquelis, Frédéric Richard, Johanne Cornil-Leconte, Lambert Marchal, Sylvie Delbauffe, Mathieu Lenne
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