Behind the Walls (2008)
2008 · 1h 31m · Drama
Genres: Drama
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…
Director: Christian Faure
Writers: Christian Faure, Albert Algoud, Auguste Le Breton
Cinematography: Jean-Claude Larrieu
Editor: Jean-Daniel Fernandez-Qundez
Cast
Émile Berling as Yves TréguierCarole Bouquet as Fil de fer's MotherCatherine Jacob as DirectorMichel Jonasz as Director - Institution of Supervised EducationGuillaume Gouix as BlondeauJulien Bouanich as Fil de ferAnthony Decadi as MolinaJonathan Reyes as The RatFinnegan Oldfield as The StuttererSimon Perret as FrigoFrançois Damiens as The Chief SupervisorPascal N'Zonzi as OudieMore like this
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