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Behind the Walls

65 %|Apr 30, 2008|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.

Featured Crew

Christian Faure
Director
Christian Faure
Screenplay
Jean Nainchrik
Producer
Jean-Claude Larrieu
Cinematography
Albert Algoud
Writer
Pierre-Ange Le Pogam
Producer
Auguste Le Breton
Novel
Patrice Onfray
Executive Producer

Cast

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Émile Berling
Yves Tréguier
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Carole Bouquet
Fil de fer's Mother
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Michel Jonasz
Director - Institution of Supervised Education
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Julien Bouanich
Fil de fer
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Finnegan Oldfield
The Stutterer
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François Damiens
The Chief Supervisor
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Bernard Blancan
Yves' Stepfather
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Oscar Baudot
Steel Arms
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Gérard Chaillou
Father Roux