All to Play For

All to Play For (French: Rien à perdre, lit. 'Nothing to lose') is a 2023 drama film written and directed by Delphine Deloget. It stars Virginie Efira as a mother fighting for custody of her son after he is injured when she is at work.^[3]

All to Play For
Theatrical release poster
French	Rien à perdre
Literally	Nothing to lose
Directed by	Delphine Deloget
Written by	Delphine Deloget Camille Fontaine (collaboration) Olivier Demangel (collaboration)
Produced by	Olivier Delbosc
Starring	Virginie Efira Félix Lefebvre Arieh Worthalter Mathieu Demy India Hair
Cinematography	Guillaume Schiffman
Edited by	Béatrice Herminie
Music by	Nicolas Giraud[1]
Production companies	Curiosa Films Unité France 3 Cinéma Umedia
Distributed by	Ad Vitam
Release dates	25 May 2023 (2023-05-25) (Cannes) 22 November 2023 (2023-11-22) (France)
Running time	112 minutes[2]
Countries	France Belgium
Language	French

It had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 25 May 2023. It was distributed in France on 22 November 2023 by Ad Vitam.

Plot

Single mother Sylvie lives in Brest with her two children Jean-Jacques and Sofiane. One night while she is away at work, Sofiane is injured in their apartment. The accident is reported and Sofiane is placed in a care home. Accused of negligence, Sylvie must fight against the judicial and administrative system for custody of her son.

Cast

• Virginie Efira as Sylvie Paugam
• Félix Lefebvre as Jean-Jacques Paugam
• Arieh Worthalter as Hervé Paugam
• Mathieu Demy as Alain Paugam
• India Hair as Louise Henry
• Alexis Tonetti as Sofiane Paugam
• Andréa Brusque as Nathalie
• Oussama Kheddam as Farid
• Audrey Mikondo as Asma
• Caroline Gay as Maria
• Nadir Legrand as ASE director
• Jean-Luc Vincent as music teacher
• Leo Poulet as Sam

Production

Delphine Deloget wrote the film's screenplay, in collaboration with Camille Fontaine and Olivier Demangel.^[2] All to Play For was produced by Curiosa Films in co-production with Unité, France 3 Cinéma and Umedia.^[4]

Principal photography began on 17 January 2022. Filming took place in Brest and its surrounding area, wrapping on 4 March 2022. Guillaume Schiffman served as the director of photography.^[5]

Release

The film was selected to be screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 76th Cannes Film Festival,^[6] where it had its world premiere on 25 May 2023.^[7]

The film was theatrically released in France on 22 November 2023, distributed by Ad Vitam.^[8]

Reception

Critical response

All to Play For received an average rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars on the French website AlloCiné, based on 27 reviews.^[9] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 82% based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 5.5/10.^[10]

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
Angoulême Francophone Film Festival	27 August 2023	Valois des étudiants	Delphine Deloget	Won	[11]
Cannes Film Festival	26 May 2023	Prix Un Certain Regard		Nominated	[12][13]
	27 May 2023	Caméra d'Or		Nominated	[14]
Deauville American Film Festival	10 September 2023	Prix Ornano-Valenti		Won	[15]
Lumière Awards	22 January 2024	Best Actress	Virginie Efira	Nominated	[16]
Magritte Awards	9 March 2024	Best Supporting Actor	Arieh Worthalter	Won	[17]