Bruno and Malik have been living for 20 years in a world apart, that of autistic children and teenagers.
Within their respective associations, they train young people from underprivileged neighborhoods to handle these cases deemed hyper-complex.
An extraordinary alliance for exceptional personalities.
The duo Eric Nakache and Olivier Toledano is back with a story that, as usual, puts humanity at the center of everything. Once again, they use a true story, as they have done with all their previous films.
The formula has proven itself, so let’s move forward to depict autistic individuals this time, without judging anyone, trying to remain as positive as possible while showing the lives of those association leaders who fight daily to help them.
Humanity is magnificent in Hors Normes: remarkable actors, a subject both harsh and moving, some powerful scenes, an interweaving of tones that’s truly welcome and rings true.
And therein lies the film’s main quality: achieving an emotion on the surface where warmth coexists with an underlying drama.
The magnificent performers, as touching as they are funny, as fragile as they are tenacious, offer some beautiful moments.
Vincent Cassel and Reda Kateb try to give everything they can. The acting duo is perfect; the two make a great pair.
