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Behind the Walls (2008)
Directed by Christian Faure
Overview
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.
Length 91 minutes
Actors
Émile Berling | Carole Bouquet | Catherine Jacob | Michel Jonasz | Guillaume Gouix | Julien Bouanich | Anthony Decadi | Jonathan Reyes | Finnegan Oldfield | Simon Perret | François Damiens | Pascal N'Zonzi | Bernard Blancan | Antoine Chaleyssin | Oscar Baudot | Aurélien Godreau | Joël Pyrene | André Penvern | Gérard Chaillou