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title: 'Rust and Bone (2012)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jacques Audiard'
released: '2012-05-17'
runtime_minutes: 127
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Singapore'
  - 'France'
  - 'Belgium'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/rust-and-bone-2012'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2053425/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Rust and Bone (2012)

2012 · 127 min · Drama, Romance · Singapore, France, Belgium

Original title: De rouille et d'os

## Synopsis

Rust and Bone is a 2012 romantic drama film directed by Jacques Audiard, starring Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts, based on Craig Davidson's 2005 short story collection Rust and Bone. It tells the story of a nightclub bouncer who falls in love with a woman who trains killer whales and loses her legs in a workplace accident. The film is a co-production between France and Belgium. It had its world premiere at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival where it competed for the Palme d'Or; it received positive early reviews and a ten-minute standing ovation at the end of its screening. The film was released theatrically in France and Belgium on 17 May 2012 through UGC Distribution and Lumière, respectively.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jacques Audiard](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-audiard)
- **Screenplay:** [Jacques Audiard](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-audiard), [Craig Davidson](https://cinepixo.com/people/craig-davidson), [Thomas Bidegain](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-bidegain)
- **Producer:** [Jacques Audiard](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-audiard), [Pascal Caucheteux](https://cinepixo.com/people/pascal-caucheteux), [Martine Cassinelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/martine-cassinelli)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alexandre Desplat](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandre-desplat)
- **Director of Photography:** [Stéphane Fontaine](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephane-fontaine)
- **Editor:** [Juliette Welfling](https://cinepixo.com/people/juliette-welfling)

## Cast

- [Céline Sallette](https://cinepixo.com/people/celine-sallette)
- [Yannick Choirat](https://cinepixo.com/people/yannick-choirat)
- [Marion Cotillard](https://cinepixo.com/people/marion-cotillard)
- [Bouli Lanners](https://cinepixo.com/people/bouli-lanners)
- [Corinne Masiero](https://cinepixo.com/people/corinne-masiero)
- [Jean-Michel Correia](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-michel-correia)
- [Alex Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-martin)
- [Françoise Michaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/francoise-michaud)
- [Tibo Vandenborre](https://cinepixo.com/people/tibo-vandenborre)
- [Matthias Schoenaerts](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthias-schoenaerts)

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Official site: https://www.sonyclassics.com/rustandbone/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/rust-and-bone-2012
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