Behind the Walls
2008-04-30 | 91 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Émile BerlingYves Tréguier
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Carole BouquetFil de fer's Mother
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Catherine JacobDirector
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Michel JonaszDirector - Institution of Supervised Education
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Guillaume GouixBlondeau
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Julien BouanichFil de fer
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Anthony DecadiMolina
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Finnegan OldfieldThe Stutterer
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François DamiensThe Chief Supervisor
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Pascal N'ZonziOudie
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Bernard BlancanYves' Stepfather
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Joël PyreneBoutard
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André PenvernMr Luve
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Gérard ChaillouFather Roux