Behind the Walls

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Behind the Walls

2008 • 1h 31m • ★ 6.3 (12 votes) Released

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.

Director

Christian Faure

Screenplay

Christian Faure

Writer

Albert Algoud

Rating

6.3

Runtime

91 min

Production

Septembre Productions

Septembre Productions

CinéCinéma

CinéCinéma

Top Billed Cast

Émile Berling

Émile Berling

Yves Tréguier

Carole Bouquet

Carole Bouquet

Fil de fer's Mother

Catherine Jacob

Catherine Jacob

Director

Michel Jonasz

Michel Jonasz

Director - Institution of Supervised Education

Guillaume Gouix

Guillaume Gouix

Blondeau

Julien Bouanich

Julien Bouanich

Fil de fer

Anthony Decadi

Anthony Decadi

Molina

Jonathan Reyes

The Rat

Finnegan Oldfield

Finnegan Oldfield

The Stutterer

Simon Perret

Frigo

François Damiens

François Damiens

The Chief Supervisor

Pascal N'Zonzi

Pascal N'Zonzi

Oudie

Bernard Blancan

Bernard Blancan

Yves' Stepfather

Antoine Chaleyssin

The Clever

Oscar Baudot

Steel Arms

Aurélien Godreau

The Redhead

Joël Pyrene

Joël Pyrene

Boutard

André Penvern

André Penvern

Mr Luve

Gérard Chaillou

Gérard Chaillou

Father Roux

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Keywords

franceapproved school orphanbased on memoir or autobiography1930s