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Behind the Walls

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.

Release: 2008

Rating: 6.3

Genre: Drama

Duration: 91 min

Country: France

Production: Septembre Productions, CinéCinéma

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Cast

Émile Berling

Émile Berling

as Yves Tréguier

Carole Bouquet

Carole Bouquet

as Fil de fer's Mother

Catherine Jacob

Catherine Jacob

as Director

Michel Jonasz

Michel Jonasz

as Director - Institution of Supervised Education

Guillaume Gouix

Guillaume Gouix

as Blondeau

Julien Bouanich

Julien Bouanich

as Fil de fer

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