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Au Revoir les Enfants
1987 • 1h 45m • ★ 7.5 (710 votes) Released
Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Malle’s own childhood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening.
Director
Louis Malle
Screenplay
Louis Malle
Rating
7.5
Runtime
105 min
Budget
$3.0M
Revenue
$4.5M
Profit/Loss
+1.5M
Production
Nouvelles Éditions de Films
MK2 Films Stella Film
N.E.F. Filmproduktion und Vertriebs (I)
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Keywords
franceparent child relationshipresistancevichy regimeholocaust (shoah)deportationjew persecutionauschwitz-birkenau concentration campnational socialismbiographyantisemitismbest friendcatholicismresistance fighterjewish boycalmreflectivechildren in wartimebittercompassionategentle
