Whanganui Film Society screenings resume on Monday with 2015 Cannes Film Festival offering Standing Tall.
Made by director and actor Emmanuelle Bercot, the film tells the story of juvenile delinquent Malony played by Rod Paradot.
Last year Paradot, now 21, received the Cesar Award for Most Promising Actor for his role in the film.
Standing Tall also stars veteran actor Catherine Deneuve as a family court judge who has witnessed the neglect suffered by Malony as a child.
Together with Malony's counsellor Yann (played by Benoît Magimel who also collected a Cesar for his supporting role) she tries to save Maloney from a future life in prison.