Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Malle’s own childhood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening.
Release: 1987
Rating: 7.511
Genre: Drama, War
Duration: 105 min
Country: Germany, France
Production: Nouvelles Éditions de Films, MK2 Films, Stella Film, N.E.F. Filmproduktion und Vertriebs (I)
Gaspard Manesse
as Julien Quentin
Raphael Fejtö
as Jean Bonnet
Francine Racette
as Mrs. Quentin
Stanislas Carré de Malberg
as François Quentin
Philippe Morier-Genoud
as Father Jean
François Berléand
as Father Michel