Behind the Walls

Movie
Audience Score
65
Behind the Walls
NR 1 hr 31 minDrama
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.
StarringÉmile BerlingCarole BouquetCatherine Jacob
DirectorChristian Faure
WriterAlbert Algoud

Movie Details

Original Language:French
Executive Producers:Patrice Onfray
Production Companies:Septembre Productions, CinéCinéma
Movie Tags:
franceorphan1930sbased on memoir or autobiographyapproved school