Behind the Walls

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2008 · 91 min · Drama · TMDB 6.1/10

Overview

A young runaway rejects society's condemnation and dares to fulfill his dreams. France, 1930s. 14-year-old orphan Yves Tréguier sees the world through the bars of "educational homes" where he is raised in conditions worthy of a penal colony, and dreams of a dramatic escape across the ocean to New York.

Directed by Christian Faure

Cast

• Émile Berling — Yves Tréguier
• Carole Bouquet — Fil de fer's Mother
• Catherine Jacob — Director
• Michel Jonasz — Director - Institution of Supervised Education
• Guillaume Gouix — Blondeau