It All Starts Today (1999)

Drama • 117 minutes •  7.5/10

Starring: Maria Pitarresi Philippe Torreton Nadia Kaci Véronique Ataly Nathalie Bécue Emmanuelle Bercot Françoise Bette Christine Citti and others.

Director: Bertrand Tavernier Writer: Bertrand Tavernier Dominique Sampiero Tiffany Tavernier Director of Photography: Alain Choquart Producer: Alain Sarde Frédéric Bourboulon Editor: Sophie Brunet Original Music Composer: Louis Sclavis

Released • March 12, 1999

Set in a forlorn mining town near Valencienne in the north of , 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…