Behind the Walls
2008•1h 31m•6.1•Released
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.
Director
Christian Faure
Writer
Christian Faure, Albert Algoud
Languages
French
Studio
Septembre Productions
Cast
Émile Berling
Yves Tréguier
Carole Bouquet
Fil de fer's Mother
Catherine Jacob
Director
Michel Jonasz
Director - Institution of Supervised Education
Guillaume Gouix
Blondeau
Julien Bouanich
Fil de fer
Anthony Decadi
Molina
Jonathan Reyes
The Rat
Finnegan Oldfield
The Stutterer
Simon Perret
Frigo
François Damiens
The Chief Supervisor
Pascal N'Zonzi
Oudie
Bernard Blancan
Yves' Stepfather
Antoine Chaleyssin
The Clever
Oscar Baudot
Steel Arms
Production
Company
Septembre Productions
Company
CinéCinéma
Producer
Pierre-Ange Le Pogam
Producer
Jean Nainchrik
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