---
title: 'To Be and to Have (2002)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nicolas Philibert'
released: '2002-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/to-be-and-to-have-2002'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318202/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# To Be and to Have (2002)

2002 · 104 min · Documentary · France

Original title: Être et avoir

## Synopsis

To Be and To Have is a 2002 French documentary film directed by Nicolas Philibert about a small rural school. It was screened as an "Out of Competition" film at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival and achieved commercial success. The film became the subject of an unsuccessful legal action by the school's teacher, who said that he and the children's parents had been misled about the film's intended audience, and that he and the children had been exploited.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Nicolas Philibert](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolas-philibert)
- **Screenplay:** [Nicolas Philibert](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolas-philibert)
- **Editor:** [Nicolas Philibert](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolas-philibert)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Philippe Hersant](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-hersant)
- **Producer:** [Gilles Sandoz](https://cinepixo.com/people/gilles-sandoz)
- **Director of Photography:** [Katell Djian](https://cinepixo.com/people/katell-djian), [Laurent Didier](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurent-didier)

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