Rust and Bone

An orca-related catastrophe drives Marion Cotillard into the arms of a boxer in “Rust and Bone”

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Rust and Bone is an intense love story from the director of the highly-acclaimed The Prophet. When Alain (Matthias Schoenaerts) is put in charge of his young son, he decides to make a break of it and leaves his native Belgium to restart his life with his sister in Antibes. But the new start is turned upside down when he starts a relationship with Stéphanie (Marion Cotillard), the beautiful trainer of killer whales. It’s when Stéphanie has a serious accident that their connection really turns into something profound. French dialogue is arguably and beautiful for this movie especially after she suffers a horrible accident. This is a tremendously acted and directed drama, and the spark of love between Cotillard and Schoenaerts after they have sex for the first time is exciting and moving. Great film, plot, and acting, although the film has sub titles, this did not detract from it whatsoever gripped from start to finish.