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Behind the Walls (2008)

6.3/10 1h 31m Apr 30, 2008
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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Movie Details

Original Title Les hauts murs
Original Language FR
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

Émile Berling
Émile Berling
Yves Tréguier
Popularity: 0.2
Carole Bouquet
Carole Bouquet
Fil de fer's Mother
Popularity: 7.1
Catherine Jacob
Catherine Jacob
Director
Popularity: 0.8
Michel Jonasz
Michel Jonasz
Director - Institution of Supervised Education
Popularity: 3.6
Guillaume Gouix
Guillaume Gouix
Blondeau
Popularity: 0.5
Julien Bouanich
Julien Bouanich
Fil de fer
Popularity: 1.2
Anthony Decadi
Anthony Decadi
Molina
Popularity: 0.3
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Jonathan Reyes
The Rat
Popularity: 0.5
Finnegan Oldfield
Finnegan Oldfield
The Stutterer
Popularity: 0.5
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Simon Perret
Frigo
Popularity: 0.0
François Damiens
François Damiens
The Chief Supervisor
Popularity: 0.8
Pascal N'Zonzi
Pascal N'Zonzi
Oudie
Popularity: 0.8

Key Crew

Director Christian Faure
Screenplay Christian Faure
Writer Albert Algoud
Producer Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Jean Nainchrik
Executive Producer Patrice Onfray
Cinematography Jean-Claude Larrieu
Editor Jean-Daniel Fernandez-Qundez

Production

Septembre Productions
FR
CinéCinéma
FR

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Keywords

france approved school orphan based on memoir or autobiography 1930s

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Details
Release Date April 30, 2008
Runtime 1h 31m
Language FR
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
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