Behind the Walls

Behind the Walls

Director: Christian Faure

Writer: Albert Algoud

Producer: Jean Nainchrik, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam

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.

91 min Rating: 6.292/10 Released

Top Cast

Émile Berling
Émile Berling
Yves Tréguier
Carole Bouquet
Carole Bouquet
Fil de fer's Mother
Michel Jonasz
Michel Jonasz
Director - Institution of Supervised Education

Movie Info

Director: Christian Faure

Writer: Albert Algoud

Producer: Jean Nainchrik, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam

Production Companies: Septembre Productions, CinéCinéma

Countries: France

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