Drama · France · 2008 · 1h 31m

Behind the Walls

Les hauts murs

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Director
Christian Faure
Cast
Émile Berling as Yves Tréguier Carole Bouquet as Fil de fer's Mother Catherine Jacob as Director Michel Jonasz as Director - Institution of Supervised Education Guillaume Gouix as Blondeau Julien Bouanich as Fil de fer
Crew
Jean-Daniel Fernandez-Qundez — Editor Christian Faure — Screenplay Albert Algoud — Writer Auguste Le Breton — Novel Pierre-Ange Le Pogam — Producer Jean Nainchrik — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
franceapproved school orphanbased on memoir or autobiography1930s
Key Collaborators
Christian Faure Director Jean-Daniel Fernandez-Qundez Editor Christian Faure Screenplay Albert Algoud Writer Auguste Le Breton Novel Pierre-Ange Le Pogam Producer Jean Nainchrik Producer
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