Behind the Walls
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2008-04-30
Runtime: 91 mins
Director: Christian Faure
Writer: Albert Algoud
Spoken language: Français
Genres: Drama
Original title: Behind the Walls
Production Companies: Septembre Productions, CinéCinéma
Production Countries: France
Cast
Émile Berling
Carole Bouquet
Catherine Jacob
Michel Jonasz
Guillaume Gouix
Julien Bouanich
Anthony Decadi
Jonathan Reyes
Finnegan Oldfield
Simon Perret
François Damiens
Pascal N'Zonzi
Bernard Blancan
Antoine Chaleyssin
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