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Behind the Walls
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Behind the Walls

2008-04-30 · 91 min · ★ 6.1

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 York.

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Directors
Christian Faure
Production companies
Septembre Productions, CinéCinéma
Countries
France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Émile BerlingÉmile BerlingYves Tréguier
Carole BouquetCarole BouquetFil de fer's Mother
Catherine JacobCatherine JacobDirector
Michel JonaszMichel JonaszDirector - Institution of Supervised Education
Guillaume GouixGuillaume GouixBlondeau
Julien BouanichJulien BouanichFil de fer
Anthony DecadiAnthony DecadiMolina
Jonathan ReyesThe Rat
Finnegan OldfieldFinnegan OldfieldThe Stutterer
Simon PerretFrigo
François DamiensFrançois DamiensThe Chief Supervisor
Pascal N'ZonziPascal N'ZonziOudie
Bernard BlancanBernard BlancanYves' Stepfather
Antoine ChaleyssinThe Clever
Oscar BaudotSteel Arms
Aurélien GodreauThe Redhead
Joël PyreneJoël PyreneBoutard
André PenvernAndré PenvernMr Luve
Gérard ChaillouGérard ChaillouFather Roux

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