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Behind the Walls

6.1/ 1020081h 31m

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.

Directed by Christian Faure

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Behind the frames

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Émile Berling

Émile Berling

Yves Tréguier

Carole Bouquet

Carole Bouquet

Fil de fer's Mother

Catherine Jacob

Catherine Jacob

Director

Michel Jonasz

Michel Jonasz

Director - Institution of Supervised Education

Guillaume Gouix

Guillaume Gouix

Blondeau

Julien Bouanich

Julien Bouanich

Fil de fer

Anthony Decadi

Anthony Decadi

Molina

Jonathan Reyes

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